Bent Track/Tie-Rod [Fixed - Cheers Frank!!]
I wish I was joining up in happier circumstances but my poor Micra had a bump last night on the icy roads (I was only doing 20mph - the irony) :down:
I managed to nurse the thing back home with the wheels seriously out of allignment. When I took the drivers wheel off for a look I noticed the track-rod had bent quite badly.
I won't say how I 'tried' to fix it first time round while it was all still attached. But I soon realised I'd need to take it out to fix it properly. From what reading I've already done on this it seems a definate possibility to simply take out, straighten up and put back. Then maybe get a 2nd-hand scrap car track rod as a replacement for the long term.
I'm off to get a ball-joint seperator tonight from Halfords and I'll start tomorrow (Tuesday).
Does anyone have ANY advice, pictures, info, good, encouraging things to say that could help me? I've got a Haynes manual but its about as clear as Latin poetry in the dark. Its also got nothing on removing the whole tracking rod.
I'd REALLY appreciate your help people. More than you can imagine.
I wish I was joining up in happier circumstances but my poor Micra had a bump last night on the icy roads (I was only doing 20mph - the irony) :down:
I managed to nurse the thing back home with the wheels seriously out of allignment. When I took the drivers wheel off for a look I noticed the track-rod had bent quite badly.
I won't say how I 'tried' to fix it first time round while it was all still attached. But I soon realised I'd need to take it out to fix it properly. From what reading I've already done on this it seems a definate possibility to simply take out, straighten up and put back. Then maybe get a 2nd-hand scrap car track rod as a replacement for the long term.
I'm off to get a ball-joint seperator tonight from Halfords and I'll start tomorrow (Tuesday).
Does anyone have ANY advice, pictures, info, good, encouraging things to say that could help me? I've got a Haynes manual but its about as clear as Latin poetry in the dark. Its also got nothing on removing the whole tracking rod.
I'd REALLY appreciate your help people. More than you can imagine.