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Escort Rack End Thread Sizes
BigDawgV8 - 15/7/15 at 08:43 PM

Hi All,

Another technical query for you peeps.

Do the Mk1 and Mk2 Escort steering racks share the same size track rod thread?
Basically, can you put Mk1 track rod ends on a Mk2 rack and vice versa?

Thanks for reading!

rusty nuts - 15/7/15 at 09:05 PM

Could be wrong but I think the mk1 had UNF threads and the mk2 used Metric?

loggyboy - 15/7/15 at 09:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Could be wrong but I think the mk1 had UNF threads and the mk2 used Metric?

that was my understanding also.

hizzi - 15/7/15 at 09:32 PM

yes mk1 are unf , mk2 are m12 ? metric, fitted mine last week, i bought adaptors from talon to fit mx5 rod ends

[Edited on 15/7/15 by hizzi]

britishtrident - 16/7/15 at 06:46 AM

MK2 Escort rack was M14x2

Ford standardised the same track rod end on the 1970 on the Cortina, Granadad and Fiesta.
The Sierra uses the same thread but an offset design

Mk3 Escort reverted to 1/2" UNF

BigDawgV8 - 19/7/15 at 09:22 PM

Thanks for all the replies!

While I'm on here, are the splined input shafts the same?

Thanks again!

[Edited on 19/7/15 by BigDawgV8]