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Track rod ends
Benzine - 31/7/04 at 11:03 PM

Anyone know where i can buy some new/recon track rod ends for my sierra steering rack. I tried a ford supplier but no luck then lolocost shop and they rang up saying 'no longer available' The ones from my donor have really messed up threading on them and i'd like to get some new ones.

Thanks for any help

Viper - 31/7/04 at 11:11 PM

They are available new at any motor factors....
must say i have never heard of recon track rod ends though..

Hellfire - 1/8/04 at 12:35 AM

Strange you could not find any in a Motor Factors... most sell them.

bob - 1/8/04 at 06:54 AM

ebay

Mark Allanson - 1/8/04 at 08:35 AM

All factors will sell sierra track rod ends, do you mean track rods?

Benzine - 1/8/04 at 08:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Strange you could not find any in a Motor Factors... most sell them.


Its not strange at all. I just didn't look there as i didn't know to hence the thread

Benzine - 1/8/04 at 08:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
All factors will sell sierra track rod ends, do you mean track rods?


How about a nice warm glass of SHUT THE HELL UP! I meant track rod ends. Its probably track rods but since i thought it was 'track rod ends' i put just that thinking that i was correct when all along i guess i was incorrect.

kthnx

stephen_gusterson - 1/8/04 at 08:59 PM

you are talking of the bits that screw on the ends of the rack and then go into the hub steering arms?

There is NO WAY they could be obsolete, cos I bought some no probs a couple months back. They are also used on granadas. I dont think all the various joint mfr would think of stopping making them when there are still several years more supply of old fords rattling around the roads.

After all, you can still buy cortina lower ball joints!

id bet even halfrods sell em

atb

steve

[Edited on 1/8/04 by stephen_gusterson]

Benzine - 1/8/04 at 09:43 PM

Thanks for the replies. I asked about them because i was told from kit fit that they are very hard to get hold of now but i'll keep looking in the places people have suggested, thanks

Mark Allanson - 1/8/04 at 10:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
All factors will sell sierra track rod ends, do you mean track rods?


How about a nice warm glass of SHUT THE HELL UP! I meant track rod ends. Its probably track rods but since i thought it was 'track rod ends' i put just that thinking that i was correct when all along i guess i was incorrect.

kthnx



I seemed to have p!ssed you off, I didn't mean to. I just thought you may have typo'd what you want. As track rod ends for sierras are available from stock everywhere except boot the chemists, I though you may have meant the rods themselves which I know are only available from Ford and they are out of stock at the moment as I tried to get a RH one for a 2.0 GLS on thursday and wrote the car off as a result.

If Kit Fit say they are in short supply, perhaps you should take what they say with a pinch of NaCl

Benzine - 2/8/04 at 09:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson



I seemed to have p!ssed you off, I didn't mean to. I just thought you may have typo'd what you want. As track rod ends for sierras are available from stock everywhere except boot the chemists, I though you may have meant the rods themselves which I know are only available from Ford and they are out of stock at the moment as I tried to get a RH one for a 2.0 GLS on thursday and wrote the car off as a result.

If Kit Fit say they are in short supply, perhaps you should take what they say with a pinch of NaCl


You didn't pith me off at all, i was just joking and quoting a line from the motion picture 'Happy Gilmore'