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[Sir Tigger KC]

Has anyone used this company for parts? 

They are offering Lemforder rear track rods at a good price, £77.96 for the pair.    I'm wary though as it's a German company and the bits get sent from Germany, but the website has a 0203 phone number which I cant get through on.   

Seems like a scam to me, but I'm wondering if anyone has used them successfully. TIA. 

https://www.bestpartstore.co.uk/basket

[05omegav6]

This...
http://m.bestpartstore.co.uk/company
...Might explain it. Looks like they are a mere intermediary

I will endeavour to produce a link from the Atp site

[Steve B]

They have lots different cam cover gaskets on that site..the usual  Elring ones then one more expensive Reinz 

[05omegav6]

Save your cash Sir Tig...
http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/product/product?path=292_305&product_id=49239&group=100208

Should be what you're after

[EMD]

Ive just used Factorycarparts 

[05omegav6]

£120 delivered from Allgerman and that's for a pair

[Sir Tigger KC]

£120 delivered from Allgerman and that's for a pair

You can see why I'm tempted at £77.96 for the pair! 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

See, I was more than happy to get some brand new ones, but given that there's a mix of opinion between 'get new' and 'take off, free up and regrease your old ones' I'm a bit on the fence, here. Watching thread with interest.

[Sir Tigger KC]

See, I was more than happy to get some brand new ones, but given that there's a mix of opinion between 'get new' and 'take off, free up and regrease your old ones' I'm a bit on the fence, here. Watching thread with interest.

I would have freed mine and greased them up if possible but they're solid.... 

I'll be happy with a set of 'pre-owned' if anyone's got a set gathering dust.   

[05omegav6]

That's the thing... Get too carried away with heat and leverage and you soon start bending things. At which point you would probably have been better buying new

[biggriffin]

Get a second hand set,place one end in vice, heat gently, release lock nuts, gently heat till a nice cherry red and gently, half turn forward half turn back to loosen up, then unscrew all the way,and drop both parts into a bucket of waste oil to cool, then reassemble with lots of copperslip..

[chrisgixer]

Mine have been free'd off with heat and an air hammer as heat wouldn't work. So new ones next time I think.

...and will consider a gator of some sort to keep the shite of them and hopefully the grease in.

[05omegav6]

Mine have been free'd off with heat and an air hammer as heat wouldn't work. So new ones next time I think.

...and will consider a gator of some sort to keep the shite of them and hopefully the grease in.

Some 40mm id hose and two jubilee clips might do the job, but it needs to be oversized to enable easy adjustment of the rod... An 8" length should suffice

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yes I was thinking about some sort of cover today, but was thinking along the lines of wrapping the rod 2 or three times with polythene secured with a few cable ties.  Cheap, easy to fit and easy to whip off when needs be. 

[chrisgixer]

Thing is, it needs to be ventilated, or condensation and then rust will form, and obviously needs access for adjustment.

So I was thing a bicycle inner tube big enough diameter to get over the ball joints on the end, which means it should be possible to roll it back to adjust. But only clamped or cable tied one end to let it breath.

But I can't remember the angle they sit at with wheels loaded. I'm assuming the in board end will be highest, so clamping that end will mean the open end will be nearest the wheels.  Don't want to clamp the lowest end or it will just catch water.

Maybe just a single length of inner tube will be enough.

Or am I over thinking things

Plus , what to clamp it with.... Not a jubilee as that will seize solid in no time.  Cable tie will go brittle and snap at the first sign of heat.