Track Control Arm

[nitram1967]

Hi Every 1

 

I have had some clunking noise from the frount of my pasanger side for a few days. and i took it to national tyres they looked at car and said it was track control arms

so i asked them how much it would be they told me 119 pounds thats for arm and tracking,,,

I am intrested to no what the job is like to do ?

and how much parts are and were is place to get them from...

 

if you can help me thanks

 

loving my gal

[seatkid]

Track end rods cost about

[JohnR]

Mine was clunking too. "Slight wear in track control arm" was reported in MOT (but it passed). When I dismantled and investigated, track rod ends were fine. Wear was in the lower knuckle joint. I swapped the lower wishbones complete with knuckles for Edited October 7, 2007 by JohnR

[big_kev]

Arm_Assembly.pdf

[JohnR]

Except I've never needed the two leg puller. Just undo the top two capheads (8mm hex key), wedge the lower arm clear with some timber, undo the Nyloc nut until it is only 2/3rds engaged (to protect thread if you are going to refit same knuckle with new nut later) and persuade it with a copper hammer (occasionally resorting to a 4lb one if necessary).

[bigdaddy]

Hi guys, I maybe stupid, but why is there so much bad advice on this topic

 

the guy wants to change the TRACK CONTROL ARM/TRACK ROD ARM, which is attached to the steering arm

 

seatkid is the only one who was correct (as usual :) )

 

out of the 3 replies, 2 want to change the bottom ball joint,,,,,,,,,,1 even encludes pictures,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

 

nitrim its 20 min job, you can get the part from ebay for

[nitram1967]

thanks every 1 for help and advice..

diagram was great thanks just need to get track control arm...

got price from german and sweedish said 49 pound.....

 

thank again

 

loving my gal

[JohnR]

BigDaddy,

I just explained a mis-diagnosis when an MOT station told me the same thing.....my clunk was definitely fixed by swapping the bottom knuckle.........

I reckon that suspension noise is only correctly diagnosed about 50% of the time.

Edited October 9, 2007 by JohnR

[big_kev]

Hi guys, I maybe stupid, but why is there so much bad advice on this topic

 

the guy wants to change the TRACK CONTROL ARM/TRACK ROD ARM, which is attached to the steering arm

 

seatkid is the only one who was correct (as usual :lol: )

 

out of the 3 replies, 2 want to change the bottom ball joint,,,,,,,,,,1 even encludes pictures,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

 

nitrim its 20 min job, you can get the part from ebay for

[JohnR]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-GALAXY-VW-SHARA...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

or just search for "Galaxy track rod end"

[big_kev]

Ah....we have a difference in terminology....

 

I would call the "wishbone" the Track Control Arm.

 

Must just be me ... :lol:

[sparky Paul]

I would call the "wishbone" the Track Control Arm.

 

Must just be me ... :lol:

 

It's not just you Kev, you are quite correct.

 

The 'Track Control Arm' is the bottom suspension arm with the balljoint on, not the steering arm with the TRE on it.

 

If I had been told that the track control arm was kaput, I too would be looking at changing the inner bushes and/or bottom ball joint, or changing the bottom arm as necessary.

Edited October 11, 2007 by sparky Paul

[sparky Paul]

I suspect the OP will need one of these...

 

TRACK CONTROL ARM LH

 

TRACK CONTROL ARM RH

 

Any decent local motor factor will be able to get you one, make sure you get the right side.

 

HTH :lol:

[big_kev]

It's not just you Kev, you are quite correct.

 

I know I was being polite.......

 

 

 

make sure you get the right side.

 

Thanks Paul,

 

 

Classic example of a Homonym..... :lol: .....( look it up ! ).

[sparky Paul]

Classic example of a Homonym..... :lol:

 

Oh yeah... that was a bit of a boob! :o

 

I should have said 'make sure you get the correct side', of course. :o

Edited October 11, 2007 by sparky Paul