Robbo
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How much to repair a slightly bent track rod end 
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Robbo
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Robbo
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Caused by that ^^^
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Dave A
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track rod ends cost between £6 and £15
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Robbo
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OK... thats good news... easy to replace? AA man said they might only have to replace the end bit?
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Archie
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Piece of cake 10 minute job providing it aint seized to the tie road .
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Robbo
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Serious??
Hmm, doesnt sound too bad 
Grease monkey garage quite capabale of sorting?
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Dave A
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rod end is attatched to the track rod which is attatched to the steering rack. often its the track rod that bends, the rod end is just a balljoint.
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Tommy L
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Not having much luck with the car are you robbo
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Jakey
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Undo the bolt on the rod end where it attachs the rod. Then turn it anticlockwise until it comes out. Make sure you remember how many turns it does before it comes out because it you just stick it in and turn it til its tight your steering will be well out!
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
Not having much luck with the car are you robbo
Quite!
I dont have much luck full stop tbh
Thats now (of my own making):
2 kerbs clattered and tyres sliced - 2 x new tyres required + 1 track rod end
1 car rolled off the drive into a neighbours parked car - 1 rear bumper re-sprayed
1 car reversed into side of house - 1 new entire rear bumper required + sprayed
1 car reversed into wall - no action
1 car door opened into brick wall - no action
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Archie
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Grease monkey garage quite capabale of sorting?
Well i'm a 2nd year grease monkey, i just put my car on the ramp, sprayed some wd40 in about the nut on the balljoint and the locking nut on the tie rod, had a coffee and a smoke came back, cracked the nut buzzed the balljoint nut of with my airgun counted the turns off then new one one, whacked it all back together.
I done my tracking afterwards but only because i have access to equipment and it neeeded done anyways 
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Robbo
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Yeah I think the tracking will definately need doing lol, awesome-o... theres an awesome local garage that I use but they are a proper greasy place... always do a top job though and for a really good price
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Tom
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Oooops lol:
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Gaz
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
Undo the bolt on the rod end where it attachs the rod. Then turn it anticlockwise until it comes out. Make sure you remember how many turns it does before it comes out because it you just stick it in and turn it til its tight your steering will be well out!
Re-read the bolded bit!
Track-rod end from Part-co is £7 max on trade...
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Robbo
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Don't worry I shan't be getting my hands dirty 
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Gaz
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its a dead simple job mate, be done inno time at all
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ainsley_brader
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i'll be very suprised if its benfd the track rod end mush more likely to be track rod itself!
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Robbo
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£120 to fix :/
New track rod end and a bit of steering arm 
More than I would have hoped but techincally cancelled out by Gordon Browns little announcement today!
Gonna write to Bicester Council and bitch and moan about the lack of streetlightin etc!
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jr
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The arm and end on there own are £80 retail on there own
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Robbo
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Yikes! This was through a grease monkeys so kept the cost down
They have patched the tracking up as wlel but obv the 2 front tyres need replacing so will get done properly then
Its into VW for a service next week, probably MOT as well and now also to have the 2 tyres fitted
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
Not having much luck with the car are you robbo
Quite!
I dont have much luck full stop tbh
Thats now (of my own making):
2 kerbs clattered and tyres sliced - 2 x new tyres required + 1 track rod end
1 car rolled off the drive into a neighbours parked car - 1 rear bumper re-sprayed
1 car reversed into side of house - 1 new entire rear bumper required + sprayed
1 car reversed into wall - no action
1 car door opened into brick wall - no action
What the................:\ I thought I was having a bit of bad luck with mine
MOT tomorrow 
Need a service aswell, service lights on 
Add Road tax to the list aswell
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Robbo
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Thats not just the golf lol, thats throughout my driving life lol
Add to that skidding on ice into the back of a ford fusion in a 106 as well 
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Colin
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Awww I see, thought you meant the golf in the few months you've had it!!
I cant recall all the bumps ive had
2 in 2 months in the same car is enough to be going on with!
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Robbo
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God no lol... that would be shocking luck lol
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