Front tie-rod ends

[MrHankey]

Hi all - just found out that both my front tie-rod ends are seized (which means that the wheel alignment cant be done - which really needs doing) The cost to repair them comes to £441 (including the alignment), but having just forked out £3000 on replacing the engine its money i really really havent got.

Question is - am i ok driving around without having the work done or am i going to break something else by not having the work done? (they've told me that it will wear out the tyres a lot quicker but i'm not too bothered by that as 1. i dont like the tyres they fitted and 2. its going to be months away anyway so maybe i will be abe to save some more cash by then.)

[TonyN]

Hi all - just found out that both my front tie-rod ends are seized (which means that the wheel alignment cant be done - which really needs doing) The cost to repair them comes to £441 (including the alignment), but having just forked out £3000 on replacing the engine its money i really really havent got.

Question is - am i ok driving around without having the work done or am i going to break something else by not having the work done? (they've told me that it will wear out the tyres a lot quicker but i'm not too bothered by that as 1. i dont like the tyres they fitted and 2. its going to be months away anyway so maybe i will be abe to save some more cash by then.)

They are rarely beyond repair, find someone with a torch and a big monkey wench, it usually does the trick.

All it will do is wear tyres.

That price is steep, track rod ends are only £10ish from Milners. If you replacing them as a unit (inner and outer on each side) its a simple enough job.

[JimL]

Ring Milner Offroad tomorrow, order the 2 outer track rod ends, buy a ball joint separator tool, do the job yourself, then get it tracked somewhere.

Cant be more than £30 before the tracking

[Vagrant No2]

Hi all - just found out that both my front tie-rod ends are seized (which means that the wheel alignment cant be done - which really needs doing) The cost to repair them comes to £441 (including the alignment), but having just forked out £3000 on replacing the engine its money i really really havent got.

Question is - am i ok driving around without having the work done or am i going to break something else by not having the work done? (they've told me that it will wear out the tyres a lot quicker but i'm not too bothered by that as 1. i dont like the tyres they fitted and 2. its going to be months away anyway so maybe i will be abe to save some more cash by then.)

£441 !! Bring it to me I'll do it for £200 .Less then half price and still a rip off .


Rick

[MrHankey]

Hi all - thanks 4 the replies - U serious Vagrant? (Or more to the point r u competent / sober etc etc!!!) As i am rarely any of the above, anyone who wants to do the job for £200 (which i can just about scrape 2gether) will be well rewarded with erm... £200 (and a beer or 3?) :-)

[kitesurf_phil]

I still wouldn't write off the ones that are on there. A butane blow torch and a big set of stilsons shifted mine. A good thing to try and then you will have £200 to spoil the old girl (by old girl I mean the truck).

[Elfstone]

Bushes

A company called Bush Tyres etc did mine, they were stuck solid so he put a torch on them freed them up, did the setup and away i went. If memory serves it was less than £50 to balance the fronts and do the tracking.

Ben

[Koi]

Hi all - thanks 4 the replies - U serious Vagrant? (Or more to the point r u competent / sober etc etc!!!) As i am rarely any of the above, anyone who wants to do the job for £200 (which i can just about scrape 2gether) will be well rewarded with erm... £200 (and a beer or 3?) :-)

competent hahahahahahhahahbwahahahahahah

[Vagrant No2]

Bill , I honestly would do the job for you for a drink or CAKES.I have to MOT the Herald this or next weekend so will be at my mates place where there is Oxy/Acetelene kit and could do them for you .

You have my mobile from last time ?
Give me a buzz .

Rick

[Koi]

Bill , I honestly would do the job for you for a drink or CAKES.I have to MOT the Herald this or next weekend so will be at my mates place where there is Oxy/Acetelene kit and could do them for you .

You have my mobile from last time ?
Give me a buzz .

Rick

Honestly, could you trust someone called doctor honeynuts

[MrHankey]

Bill , I honestly would do the job for you for a drink or CAKES.I have to MOT the Herald this or next weekend so will be at my mates place where there is Oxy/Acetelene kit and could do them for you .

You have my mobile from last time ?
Give me a buzz .

Rick

Hi Rick - have changed mobile phone since then (at last i actually have one that works!!!) Will PM you with my new number (when i can work out how to find out what it is), have gone for the only shock proof / water resistant / dust resistant model i could find (learned my lesson from dropping the last one in the Thames while fishing). As always - you are a diamond geez! :-)

[MrHankey]

Honestly, could you trust someone called doctor honeynuts

You can always trust a "Doctor" cant you? Am not sure about his honeynuts tho - luckily i'm more of a "full english" than a cereal kinda guy (hmmmm.... does that need to be rephrased?)

[TonyN]

If they are seriously seized, you'll need both ends and the bar for the middle, for both sides.

But definatly get someone to heat them up first, worked everytime so far.
Take Rick some cakes and let him play, he likes fire.....

[TAZMAN]

They are rarely beyond repair, find someone with a torch and a big monkey wench, it usually does the trick.

All it will do is wear tyres.

That price is steep, track rod ends are only £10ish from Milners. If you replacing them as a unit (inner and outer on each side) its a simple enough job.

Tony, this "big monkey wench", has she got a name?

[TonyN]

Tony, this "big monkey wench", has she got a name?

freudian slip! But I'm not mentioning any names, you'll get me in trouble........