I have cortina front uprights with transit drag link ends ,maxi balljoints and escort 2 track rod ends . All seem to fit the upright except the track rod ends .Do i need to drill the hole in the uprights bigger and does it have to be tapered ? If so how would i drill a tapered hole ? Is it normal for the other parts to fit without modification ?

Don't want to be cheeky, but make sure you are putting them in the right side, should be coming up from the bottom.

HTH

BTW, yes it is tapered.

[Edited on 27/1/11 by Daddylonglegs]

Sounds likeyou are perhaps trying to fit them the wrong way round to me.. as those parts fit the cortina uprights with no mods.

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They're not RS2000 track rod ends are they? From what I remember British Trident saying, these are Imperial and not compatible.

Cheers,
James

I second James's comment.
You do not have to modify Cortina upright tapers. The track rod ends you need are from an ordinary mark 2 Escort. Your track rod ends may be for an Escort RS2000 especially if they came from Rally design.

Mal

Thanks everyone . Nice easy solution as well ! I d just put the track rod end in the upright pushing it downwards instead of pushing it upwards !! What a dipstick lol ! Well i learn something new every day on this website !