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pjk33
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is it worth an upgrade
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13 March 2011, 11:11 »
hi guys went for tracking to be done saturday they said the track rod ends were seized so they need to be replaced my question to u guys is are the standard 1s good enough or can i get better 1s. 1.8t aum lowed about 30-40mm.thanks for any help.
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opel
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13 March 2011, 11:40 »
bit of heat and tapping with hammer should free them off. crack the nut off and see if the rod will turn
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Jonnybbad
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13 March 2011, 13:04 »
I agree bit of heat on the locking nut and the end should free them off
They will need to free them off to change them anyway?
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b1gdub
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MK4 1.8T AGU
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13 March 2011, 13:17 »
I replaced mine with standard items as they pretty cheap anyway and it was a quick job. I'm lowered about 55mm.
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houston
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13 March 2011, 13:25 »
shouldnt need heat, crack the nut on the tie bar, take the nut off the ball joint then tap with a hammer.
if the ball joint is bust i usually rip the rubber and grip with mole grips, or cut it.
can you even get uprated track rod ends?
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Wayne
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13 March 2011, 21:00 »
Standard ones will be fine.
Try to avoid using heat as that can cause more problems sometimes
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