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Topic Started: Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:27 pm (287 Views)
ged764	Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:27 pm Post #1
Newbie Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #493 Joined: August 29, 2006	:wacko: hy everyone, at 190. just finishing my jobs for MOT, on the failure sheet,it says,,o/srod connected to steeringarm excessive play. its marked with yellow chalk it wants replacing, but what is the correct name for it , stood underneath looking at the front, its about 18....20 inches long. like a ball joint on one end a rubber bush type thing on the other end but there is another rod attached to this one sort of on top, can anyone identify it, and where can i get one from asp cheers everyone,,ged764



ged764	Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:29 pm Post #2
Newbie Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #493 Joined: August 29, 2006	ged764 Sep 18 2006, 05:27 PM :wacko: hy everyone, at 190. just finishing my jobs for MOT, on the failure sheet,it says,,o/srod connected to steeringarm excessive play. its marked with yellow chalk it wants replacing, but what is the correct name for it , stood underneath looking at the front, its about 18....20 inches long. like a ball joint on one end a rubber bush type thing on the other end but there is another rod attached to this one sort of on top, can anyone identify it, and where can i get one from asp cheers everyone,,ged764 forgot its a 2.3 16v 1986



stwat	Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:21 pm Post #3
Wibble Posts: 16,603 Group: Admin Member #28 Joined: November 11, 2005 Colour / Year / Engine Smoke Silver / 1988 / 2.3-16	Is it the track rod arm?? Stu



ged764	Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:37 pm Post #4
Newbie Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #493 Joined: August 29, 2006	stwat Sep 18 2006, 06:21 PM Is it the track rod arm?? Stu no its not the track rod end, i think its the steering damper, with another rod attached to it ,,it pivots r/l. track rod ends??to be honest mate i am a bit shellshocked, i thought a few members would have, named it by now, but the response has been kak, not to worry,im learning all the time, itll get done in the end cheers ged764



kentronix	Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:58 pm Post #5
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	post a picture, the legend has it that they are worth a thousand words although I think the figure is a bit lower than that.



Ukmerctechie	Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:08 pm Post #6
No Longer active on forum Posts: 2,815 Group: Members Member #454 Joined: August 12, 2006	It is called the draglink from your description. Goes between the steering box droparm and the idler box arm? the steering damper should look like a shock absorber. Find the steering box the arm on that is called the droplink. On the other side of the car there is a mirror image of the steering droplink called the idler arm. These bushes do go and they are a mot fail.



Big Ben	Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:18 am Post #7
Sneaky 2.5-16 Driver! Posts: 5,340 Group: Members Member #155 Joined: January 26, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Guards Red/1983/2ltr	Hi Bud This is on the tech section of this site steering linkage 2.3 16v Link to tech page drawings



ged764	Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:12 am Post #8
Newbie Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #493 Joined: August 29, 2006	kentronix Sep 22 2006, 11:58 PM post a picture, the legend has it that they are worth a thousand words although I think the figure is a bit lower than that. many thanks to Big ben ukmerktechie and kentronix,Thats exactly what i wanted; and a swift one for Kentronix, i am new to computers so if i knew how to get photos on, i would, but i am learning fast, ok,my faith has been restored many many thanks chaps,anyone got one , a steering shock absorber, and a drag link, cheers gedd



Ukmerctechie	Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:52 am Post #9
No Longer active on forum Posts: 2,815 Group: Members Member #454 Joined: August 12, 2006	Steering dampers available from euro carparts not dear. I think draglinks are available from them also,dont know the price on them though. If you have problems sourcing one pm me and i think i have a draglink hanging round the garage somewhere.



ged764	Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:11 pm Post #10
Newbie Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #493 Joined: August 29, 2006	Ukmerctechie Sep 23 2006, 11:52 AM Steering dampers available from euro carparts not dear. I think draglinks are available from them also,dont know the price on them though. If you have problems sourcing one pm me and i think i have a draglink hanging round the garage somewhere. cheers for that bit of info ukmerctechie, much appreciated. i have someone trying to find me one as we speak,or type,,thanks for your offer, keep it in mind thankyou again.. ged764



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