pdwhelan
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MOT due in october and one of my track rod ends desperatly needs doing, I have bought the spares for £10 each  Going to the girlfriends house tomorrow to gain access to her dads old tools he used in the army so i have ALOT to chose from.
Is there any special way of changing them? I got told to count how many turns it takes to get the old one off and then screw the new one on with the same amount of rotations. Or use tip-ex to mark a line were to screw the new ones up. I realy dont have alot of money so trying to do things on the cheap.
I know tracking might be £15-£20 but if i can avoid spending that then its a bonus tbh.
Any help appreciated, Thanks 
[Edited on 11-08-2007 by pdwhelan]
[Edited on 12-08-2007 by pdwhelan]
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Registered: 12th Feb 03
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got a copy of the haynes manual. will tell you step by step. its just like lego instructions 
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pdwhelan
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lol good thinking mate, i have a copy somewhere! 
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Robin
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They can be easy, but they can alse be a total pain in the arse if they're old and crusty.
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Scotty C
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use a hammer and loads of wd40
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daz 16v
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the best way is dont ask me
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Warren G
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give them a spray with rust off a few hours before
and have a long bar ready too
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pdwhelan
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cheers for the advice 
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CorsAsh
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Big spanners wedged against the suspension to hold the steering rods will help no end. Also don't forget to make a note of where the TRE was screwed up to on the rack.
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pdwhelan
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Just done it,
Time used:1hour tops
Tools used: Hammer, 17mm and 19mm spanners.
Thank you all for the advice, i didnt need to use any wd40 though
[Edited on 12-08-2007 by pdwhelan]
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pdwhelan
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Done both sides btw, i used the how many rotations it took for the old one to come off and counted the rotations putting the new one on. Dont need to have tracking done and the cars steering is a whole lot better!
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Get the tracking checked anyway as it will 90% likely be out.
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pdwhelan
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yeh i think i will Robin just to be sure.. its not worth losing tyre tread and money further down the line i sopose. Might nip in tomorrow and see how much they will do it for
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