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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Pete5844 as was on July 30, 2006, 21:28:35

Title: What's this bit called
Post by: Pete5844 as was on July 30, 2006, 21:28:35: Help please.Behind the front axle there's a bar with 2 trackrod ends and a damper on it .what do you call the bar cos mine's now V shaped (even I know this isn't right cos the front wheels shouldn't point in different directions :lol: ).Any way could anyone tell me what part to order.Cheers Pete
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: landraver on July 30, 2006, 21:33:45: Hi mate, That'd be the track rod then :lol:

Get a spanner, undo it at both ends & take it off. Straighten it out & put it back on. It'll do you right till you can get another from any motor factors.

Jeff
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: Pete5844 as was on July 30, 2006, 21:45:38: :lol: Cheers mate I was looking at a list of parts that all looked posible.Ok your right I know nowt but I am learning(slowly :lol: ).Pete
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: landraver on July 30, 2006, 22:21:02: Quote from: "Pete5844 as was"
:lol: Cheers mate I was looking at a list of parts that all looked posible.Ok your right I know nowt but I am learning(slowly :lol: ).Pete

Hey Pete. I know b****r all mi sen mate, but the same thing happened to me on an off road day!! (although I've been off roadin' for a while, I've been lucky (or I'm a soft driver) & thats one of the few things that have gone wrong!!

Jeff
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: bullfrog on July 31, 2006, 10:05:25: I bent 2 this weekend so will be making substantial improvement on design this week.
:)
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: andyb on July 31, 2006, 10:07:59: HD arms. Sumo or Dan bars. You know it makes sense :D
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: Xtremeteam on July 31, 2006, 19:45:06: or a southdown axle guard the covers the whole lot :wink:
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: Pete5844 as was on July 31, 2006, 20:12:34: On the Paddock list it's called a track rod tude,so I don't feel just as thick now :lol: .Pete
Title: What's this bit called
Post by: bullfrog on July 31, 2006, 21:38:00: I have a southdown axle guard but have re-made my track rod with H/D sleeve that rotates so conforms to arc spec. 8)
After laying in wet mud TWICE I am not taking any chances :lol: