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 ravemercer
Regular  Location: kent Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
Post #1
  Will be fitting these next weekend along with wishbones, track rod ends, droplinks, B4 Bilstien's and strut mounts. Fitted all the other bit's before just not the track rods just wondered if there's anything worth knowing before I start the job probably on a cold rainy Saturday morning. |
 Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 00:04
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rallyeash
Seasoned Pro  Location: Devizes Registered: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 4,424 Status: Offline |
Post #2
obviously get the tracking done straight away.fitting a new track rod end too? may aswell at the same time ________________________________________ 230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here309 3dr K20 Type R |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 00:14
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ravemercer
Regular Location: kent Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Doing track rod ends as mentioned above you fitted these before are they easy or a pain in the arse ? |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 00:43
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rallyeash
Seasoned Pro Location: Devizes Registered: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 4,424 Status: Offline |
Post #4
alot easier than trying to remove the TRE from the old track rod, normally requires heat________________________________________ 230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here309 3dr K20 Type R |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 00:47
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ravemercer
Regular Location: kent Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
Post #5
yeah can be a right c*nt jack it up gets a bit of pressure to get the nut off. |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 02:20
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eddy_gti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Durham Registered: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 8,716 Status: Offline |
Post #6
i will be doing these at the weekend along with track rod ends, ball joints and drop links________________________________________ Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 02:24
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ravemercer
Regular Location: kent Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Should be nice and fresh afterwards.How much did you pay for the track rods ? |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 02:44
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rallyeash
Seasoned Pro Location: Devizes Registered: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 4,424 Status: Offline |
Post #8
i picked up 2 TRE's from a factors last week at £7 a pop.although that was for a 205 but can't see beeing much different ________________________________________ 230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here309 3dr K20 Type R |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 03:04
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ravemercer
Regular Location: kent Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Cheap enough might as well do them while your there paid £9 eurocarparts.com iirc peugeot wanted roughly triple that. |
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Posted 13th Jan 2011 at 03:09
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russbez
Seasoned Pro  Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #10
see on the passenger side, there is a black rubber cover? im pretty sure last time i done mine i damaged the sleeve/coverdidnt you have issues getting the track rod unscrewed to fit new rod? ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 17th Jan 2011 at 16:53
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ravemercer
Regular Location: kent Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
Post #11
fitting this saturday as waiting for new shocks and mounts.there should be a retaining clip then slide back the rubber boot by all accounts there real stiff to unscrew hopefully theres a couple of flat spots for a spanner as new ones i got do. will take some pics and post up sunday if all goes well. |
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Posted 17th Jan 2011 at 18:09
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #12
good luck and let us know how you get on________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 17th Jan 2011 at 21:33
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro  Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
Post #13
I need to get these changed on mine. There's slight play in the current ones. Hope the play isn't too excessive for the MOT tester on Wednesday ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 17th Jan 2011 at 23:05
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #14
im looking at my track rod (not tre)and theres a fair bit of play in it, how the f*ck do you get them off mine is similar to top right of picture of post one except... well its not the same i will get pictures ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 00:33
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
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russbez wrote: im looking at my track rod (not tre) and theres a fair bit of play in it, how the f*ck do you get them off mine is similar to top right of picture of post one except... well its not the same i will get pictures Remove the gaiter and unscrew it from the rack I think  ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 01:23
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jbradders
Regular  Location: Strood Registered: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 150 Status: Offline |
Post #16
Bit of info |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 01:27
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #17
mine doesnt seem to have the notch for a spanner like in picture from post 1it has a wierd knuckle round the inside of it, nothing fits in it  ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 01:58
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #18
really small pair of stilsons maybe?________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 02:16
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jbradders
Regular Location: Strood Registered: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 150 Status: Offline |
Post #19
Or grips and a hammer. |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 02:18
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #20
little or no room i would of thought________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 02:28
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coskev
Seasoned Pro  Location: Oswestry Registered: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Status: Offline |
Post #21
Stilsons/grips according to users on here Thought I was going to have to remove my drivers side one when TRE was seized  luckily came undone with some heat Looked at removing mine,but as you say not much room  I reckon on full lock and go at it from under the front wheel arch will give you best chance/most room ________________________________________ Red GTB1756 powered Fabia VRS daily driver,LBSC Gti6 eater........Mac1 ZR R1 kit car build in progress. |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 03:19
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tvrfan007
Seasoned Pro  Location: In the garage Registered: 29 May 2005 Posts: 3,488 Status: Offline |
Post #22
Handy thread, I got an advisory for this last week on the n/s. Was just looking for a post like this when someone bumped it to the top.I wonder if it's any easier on the HDi.  ________________________________________ I'm Si btw Night Blue VW Golf GTD Bianca LBSC Rallye - Track/Road Slag Project Thread Sparkling Silver Mini Cooper D - Super Dooper  - (The other half's wheels) |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 12:48
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #23
jbradders wrote: Or grips and a hammer. theres no way room for a hammer getting a new track rod tonight (reason im replacing it is that theres is excess movement in the joint on the actual track rod) ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 18th Jan 2011 at 21:30
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ravemercer
Regular Location: kent Registered: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
Post #24
Will try to mock up a faq this Saturday grips are the way forward eddy managed to get these off with a hammer and grips hopefully I'll do the same. |
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Posted 19th Jan 2011 at 04:25
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #25
done passenger side last night, had a new rubber sleave to go with it (got it off peugoet a while back).took heap of pictures, basicly you need to change the steering wheel position so it moves your wrack. for passenger side i had steering on hard left. thus letting me see the knuckle of the rod a bit better and get vice grips in from underneath subframe, loosen it like normal. rubber sleave i put in boiling hot water to loosen it up and it pops on reasonably easy coskev wrote: I reckon on full lock and go at it from under the front wheel arch will give you best chance/most room this  ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 19th Jan 2011 at 15:00
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