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agentmulder

Member Since: 16 Apr 2016
Location: Outer Space
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Should be track rod ends be aligned ?

Hi,

Took my track rod off when replacing my swivels and noticed when looking down the unit (checking for straightness) that the ends are on an angle to each other. Small but noticeable, is this standard?

To straighten them I'd split the difference 50/50 between each end to balance the change (so as not to affect the length) - but maybe they're meant to be like that? Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants...

26th Sep 2016 8:08pm

ickle

Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
Location: South Vendee
Posts: 1786

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

If I remember correctly, the hub steering arms travel through a very small arc due to the camber on the kingpins, hence the need for a ball joint rather than a clevis fork and pin. I can see no reason why the ends would be fitted in twist other than the normal high quality Defender production tolerances......

Keith

26th Sep 2016 8:38pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

Re: Should be track rod ends be aligned ?

agentmulder wrote:
Hi,

Took my track rod off when replacing my swivels and noticed when looking down the unit (checking for straightness) that the ends are on an angle to each other. Small but noticeable, is this standard?

To straighten them I'd split the difference 50/50 between each end to balance the change (so as not to affect the length) - but maybe they're meant to be like that?

You will have changed the length as both side the different threads LH an RH. This way you don't need to take it off completely to adjust the length. I think however that the maybe 1/4 turn you made doesn't make a difference and is way within the LR tolerances.

Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
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27th Sep 2016 9:33am

agentmulder

Member Since: 16 Apr 2016
Location: Outer Space
Posts: 1324

I haven't changed the length.

Maybe my post want clear?

I'm aware it works like a turnbuckle, hence talking about 'balancing the change'

It's less than 22.5deg, so barely 1/16th of the thread pitch, that is if I didn't balance the change over each end

It's the same as aligning ends, then turning the rod to get back to the original length, just described a bit clumsily. Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants...

27th Sep 2016 9:49am

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