lenny
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| posted on 19/5/06 at 02:12 PM |
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TIE ROD WOT THREAD ?
Hi all wot is the thread size on steering rack to tie rod (ford ) need to cut and retap new quickrack Lenny
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 19/5/06 at 02:50 PM |
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You can not tap new threads of the same size on the tie rods! The original threads are rolled rather than cut so the diameter of the tie rod will be
too small for tapping.
Just FYI the Mk2 Escort used M14 threads, the Mk1 used an imperial fine thread (9/16 UNF maybe??)
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lenny
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| posted on 19/5/06 at 03:54 PM |
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the rack is full with and i need to cut the rack to468mm long and retap the end to take the tie rod
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Marcus
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| posted on 19/5/06 at 04:13 PM |
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If you need to shorten the rack, it should be done in the middle, ie shorten the rack gear and the casing. If not you'll get horrendous bump
steer. The track rods need to be longer.
MK shorten sierra racks for their Indy AND supply extensions to get the track back.
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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lenny
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| posted on 19/5/06 at 05:21 PM |
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yes it is a MK rack but fitting a quick rack kit so rack a tad long.jpg)
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