| Author | Message | ||
     Eddie (Honu) New Member Username: Honu Post Number: 34 Registered: 01-2003 |
who knows where i can get front track rod ends for a 93 lwb for a good price? cheers | ||
| Troy McNeill (Comac90) New Member Username: Comac90 Post Number: 15 Registered: 01-2003 |
are you talking track rod bushings or tie rod/drag link ball joints? T | ||
| A. Ali (Alia176) New Member Username: Alia176 Post Number: 20 Registered: 03-2003 |
XKS Unlimited used to have them for around $10 or so (non genuine). There might be others now. | ||
| Eddie (Honu) New Member Username: Honu Post Number: 36 Registered: 01-2003 |
xks unlimited? thanks. i am new to the range rover. my other truck is a disco 1 95 . anyway the mechanic told me it was the track rod. it has rubber around it and holds grease. he said it was the front one. i took a look too and it is the front rod. is it trak or tie. do trak rods have ball joints or nuts and bolts with bushings. anyway its the ones that hold the grease..anyone have a picture of the underside | ||
| Troy McNeill (Comac90) New Member Username: Comac90 Post Number: 16 Registered: 01-2003 |
FWIW .... drag link and tie rod have ball joints, track rod has bushings. sometimes the phrase "track rod" is mistakenly used for "tie rod". ...& for a pic...  T | ||
| marc olivares (Pugs) New Member Username: Pugs Post Number: 30 Registered: 12-2002 |
actually troy, what you refer to as the "track rod" is the "panhard rod", and the rear rod you call the tie rod is a "tie rod" in the U.S. but is a "track rod" in the U.K.. check manual for verification. marc | ||
| Troy McNeill (Comac90) New Member Username: Comac90 Post Number: 17 Registered: 01-2003 |
never knew the brits called a tie rod a track rod... i learned something new. as for the panhard rod, i've always heard/referred to it as such or heard/used the term 'track rod' ... guess i'll stick to 'panhard rod' to avoid anymore confusion. thanks for the input... T | ||
| Eddie (Honu) New Member Username: Honu Post Number: 38 Registered: 01-2003 |
so the ones that hold grease and have the built in rubber "bushing" are called tie rods and or ttrack rods...? thanks to everyone. I think i will go under again tomorrow morning and get a better description. cheers | ||
| A. Ali (Alia176) New Member Username: Alia176 Post Number: 21 Registered: 03-2003 |
I thought the "tie rod" goes to the Pitman arm and the "drag link" is behind the axle and it goes between the two wheels! Not to beat a dead horse! | ||
| Troy McNeill (Comac90) New Member Username: Comac90 Post Number: 19 Registered: 01-2003 |
A. Ali.- drag link connects to the pitman arm and "drags" (turns) the passenger wheel side to side. tie rod "ties" the two wheels together so they can turn together. Eddie- the rod with the bushings at either end is the panhard rod (what i was calling a track rod - honestly, i'd just dismiss "track rod" from your vocab) & keeps the axle centered side to side under the vehicle. the tie rod (behind the axle) and drag link (running from pitman arm to passenger front wheel) have ball joints on the ends (though, those are aftermarket heim joints in the pic ... not ball joints). T | ||
| Eddie (Honu) Member Username: Honu Post Number: 52 Registered: 01-2003 |
how do you know if you need right hand or left handed threaded ball joints. i called a place and he said they could be either or. is that right. i need to replace all four of them??? | ||
| A. Ali (Alia176) New Member Username: Alia176 Post Number: 24 Registered: 03-2003 |
Troy, You're right. My mistake. | ||
| marc olivares (Pugs) New Member Username: Pugs Post Number: 32 Registered: 12-2002 |
eddie, the track rod has right hand threads at either end, the drag link has a left hand at one end and a right on the other. land rover painted the left hand side of the rod with a dab of paint, typically green but i've seen yellow, orange etc.. hope that helps marc | ||
| Eddie (Honu) Member Username: Honu Post Number: 53 Registered: 01-2003 |
marc that helps alot. i will check tomorrow after work. i didnt see any painted colors..but i will look. thanks |
