track rod ends?

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mattyguk1
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track rod ends?

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hi all,ive brought a pair of new track rod ends for my mk1 from mini spares.they appear to list them as one size fits all but the ball joint tappered pin is to big to fit inside the hole in the arm! are there two types?
coop12g295
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Re: track rod ends?

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Silly comment but are you fitting them from the right side (my mate made that mistake)
mattyguk1
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Re: track rod ends?

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not so silly,it was a fair while ago i stripped them down! im sitting here thinking your right,im going down through the arm and i guess i should be going up...? thanks
ricardo
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Re: track rod ends?

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Yes, the pin should be fitted from the bottom, like this:

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mattyguk1
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Re: track rod ends?

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thanks all
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