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[greenfingers 79]

hi,
car failed mot on near side inner track rod end.
any advice on easiest way to change and an aprox time to do it for a amature?
links, tips advice really apreciated guys

[tidla]

take the complete track rod off, (inner and outer track rod) released and do the work in a vice.

use penatrating oil on the threads and leave or use gentle heat.

[greenfingers 79]

cheers tapper, how long will this take and is it fool proof?
im guesing counting the turns when seperating the two?

[vauxfan2k]

only count the turns if the new track rod end is identical in length, plenty ppl have done this method with a shorter or longer one and the tracking goes all to bonk.

best take it off as suggested and measure the length before and after. 

[tidla]

take the complete track rod and track rod ends inner and outer. work in the vice.

some can be tight!

[greenfingers 79]

cheers tapper, will have a crack at it tomorrow

[RobG]

hi,
car failed mot on near side inner track rod end.
any advice on easiest way to change and an aprox time to do it for a amature?
links, tips advice really apreciated guys

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176846802

[Entwood]

With the complete track rod end removed ... you place it over a camping gaz stove and chant the mantra  "heat always wins" over and over, before twisting with two sets of mole grips.

If the place is Newent .. and your name is MarkDTM ... for some unknown reason they then come apart.

If the place is Newent and your name is Entwood ... they don't ..until Mark turns up and then they do ....

[greenfingers 79]

thanks everyone will update tomorrow on how it went

[Welung666]

Before you remove the TRE use a tape measure and note the distance from centre to centre of the ball joints. Remove and replace the worn end, refit the original end and keep popping the new end out and adjusting until you have the same measurement. This will work no matter how long or short the replacement is

[greenfingers 79]

ffs cant get the bloody track rod end off the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
undone both nuts and lubed to death but still cant get the bloody thing to move,
whacked with hammer and still stuck both ends need this off the car to change the inner bit as wont pass mot and that means i cant tax it and will have to WALK

[Jimbob]

ffs cant get the bloody track rod end off the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
undone both nuts and lubed to death but still cant get the bloody thing to move,
whacked with hammer and still stuck both ends need this off the car to change the inner bit as wont pass mot and that means i cant tax it and will have to WALK

Ball joint splitter, 2 mins, replace the lot 

[Entwood]

This is what you need .. works every time  ... 

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_216931_langId_-1_categoryId_165469

[tidla]

if your really stuck and cannot get your hands on a splitter you can "shock" it out with a couple of hammers.
hit the casting the tre fits into with a hammer and another hammer behind it. it then pops out.

[greenfingers 79]

after alot of bloody effort the job is done, woop woop