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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: fozziie on 24 August 2010, 11:14

Title: Trackrod End
Post by: fozziie on 24 August 2010, 11:14

Okay, i know how to swap the old for new...but whats the easiest way to get the old one off the track-rod? ive tried pretty much everything and its just not budging.

How did you guys do yours?

Title: Re: Trackrod End
Post by: rubjonny on 24 August 2010, 11:16

heat and big spanners. my mk2 ones were proper siezed solid, took a pair of large spanners plus me jumping up n down on em to get the ends off, but this was off the car

Title: Re: Trackrod End
Post by: fozziie on 24 August 2010, 11:22

i was thinking heat might be the answer lol. wasnt sure tho

Title: Re: Trackrod End
Post by: ronnie'C' on 24 August 2010, 11:31

Try using a bigger hammer!  :wink:

Title: Re: Trackrod End
Post by: fozziie on 24 August 2010, 11:52

lol, i was trying it yesterday with a big spanner with 2 huge scaffolding poles on the end for extra leverage...it was having none of it!

Title: Re: Trackrod End
Post by: vdubnut on 03 March 2011, 22:24

just wondering if this ever got removed LOL got mine on monday :(!

Title: Re: Trackrod End
Post by: justalex81 on 03 March 2011, 23:52

blow torch the old track rod. it will expand and make removal easier

Title: Re: Trackrod End
Post by: rubjonny on 07 March 2011, 09:57

just to add if its a manual steering car the passenger end is fixed to the track rod, so you'll need to change the whole thing