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Ginger
07-11-2007, 14:33
The ball joints at either end of the rack is what I am refering to. I need to replace these before an mot.

Is this possible or will I need to replace the rack?

Any advice would be appreciated :D
Ginger
07-11-2007, 14:41
It is a Williams 2 by the way.
Matty86
07-11-2007, 16:05
you need the actual track rod (not the end)


they unscrew off the rack (but usually take a lot of persuading :(
BristolSam16v
07-11-2007, 16:44
Do you mean the ball joints on the very end which bolt onto the hub or the ball joints at the inner ends of the rods?
Ginger
07-11-2007, 17:24
The ball joint at the opposite end of the track rod to the hub is the one that needs replacing.
Lunner
07-11-2007, 19:59
Yeah you need the track rods, absolute CUNT to do, i did mine with 2 stillsons, but i never got the washers inside with my new rods from GSF
Ginger
08-11-2007, 10:50
Was a complete arse in the end, used the stilsons in the end.
Swervin_Mervin
08-11-2007, 19:00
What's a stilson?
Swervin_Mervin
08-11-2007, 19:01
Oh and anyone got any pics 'cos I'm going to need to do this.
richy
08-11-2007, 19:35
there just a form of pliers which when turned 1 way will only get tighter as the teeth point that way, very good for stuff like that


btw Euro car parts sell the complete tie rods and track rod ends for williams, iirc there about £30+ each side

there Febi products which are bilstien
Swervin_Mervin
08-11-2007, 23:46
Cool.
Matty86
09-11-2007, 00:04
i took my subframe off and left the rack on

stood on the subframe

attached molegrips as tightly as I could

used some scaffold pole over the mole grips

and eventually they came undone! :shock:
1995clio16v
09-11-2007, 00:23
stood on the subframe

attached molegrips as tightly as I could

used some scaffold pole over the mole grips

and eventually they came undone! :shock:

Ill send my sister round next time you need it doing matty!!



In all seriousness though stilsons are awesome tools, my step-dad lends me his when need bits doing on me car as well as other jobs.

Priceless is the best way to describe them!
Budji
10-11-2007, 11:39
borrowed a pair of those off a mate to take my trackrod ends out off the rack with, great tools but could still only do one of the ends, and left nastly teeth marks in the metal of the rack, good tool tho am gonna buy my own asap!!
Matty86
10-11-2007, 14:42
Ill send my sister round next time you need it doing matty!!


:twisted:
number1
11-11-2007, 12:13
i had to replace one of mine a while ago, didnt take too long, but luckyly i had my mate who is huge and was responsible for snapping the seized track rod end off that side lol

Dave
eternalife
07-07-2008, 23:08
Yeah you need the track rods, absolute c**t to do, i did mine with 2 stillsons, but i never got the washers inside with my new rods from GSF

Haynes states this is a must change item.
Did the Track rod from GSF include the 'Track rod end' also?