Few Questions, help appreciated!

[SuluR]

Hey guys

I havnt been on here for a while now, been really busy busy.

Anyway i think my driver side inner tie rod is naffed. enough play to send viabrations up on bumps.

Question is, how do i change this? i had a close look inside of the boot but nothing stand out how to get it off, and new one one. Is it easier/cheaper/better just to get another steering rack? if so, is the power steering rack interchangble from prefacelift and facelifts.

secondly, is the suspension from a facelift a direct fit on a prefacelift, ie the front shocks or is there anyone selling standard suspension for prefacelift.

Cheers
SuluR

 

[pollyp]

undo the nut holding the balljoint to the front hub (wirebrush n oil the exposed rusted threads first),
loosen the locknut thats locking the tie rod end to the steering arm,
seperate the balljoint from the hub using this (not the wedge style tool cos they wreck the balljoint rubber covers)

note how many turns it takes to unscrew the tie rod from the rack,
install the new rod end with the same number of turns as the old one,
tighten the tie rod locknut and the nut holding it to the hub

 

[SuluR]

Thanks for the help Paul,

From my understanding i think your refering to the outer tie rod end. It is my inner tie rod which has the play. Any ideas?

Thanks agaun

 

[r-reg-sr]

hi sulur . one question- who did your rear disc axle for you? bit stuck here, thanks for popin up :grinning:
http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/46642-disc-axle-de-rusting

 

[SuluR]

hi sulur . one question- who did your rear disc axle for you? bit stuck here, thanks for popin up :grinning:
http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/46642-disc-axle-de-rusting

Mine came factory fitted mate.

Im sure Paul fitted his (Y)

 

[frank]

the inner joints are usually factory sealed sulur, but i dismantled my super s one no probs

 

[r-reg-sr]

Mine came factory fitted mate.

Im sure Paul fitted his (Y)

yeh he's given me the directions, thought you bought one once before

 

[SuluR]

yeh he's given me the directions, thought you bought one once before

I was about to, but i found the car with it instead (Y) sorry i couldnt help mate

Frank, they did look pretty damn sealed when i had a look under its boot. How did you manage to get it off? There are a few for sale on ebay but im reluctent to buy if i cant get it off, but not wanna try unless i mess up

 

[Daniel]

All facelift and pre-facelift suspension components are identical (Y)

 

[frank]

Frank, they did look pretty damn sealed when i had a look under its boot. How did you manage to get it off? There are a few for sale on ebay but im reluctent to buy if i cant get it off, but not wanna try unless i mess up

this one has a tab washer mate

 

[SuluR]

Thanks for the help Daniel, (Y)

Frank, Mine doesnt have the grooves (or atleast i didnt see them) to get a spanner of some sort around it. Any chance of me getting it swapped with generic tools you think, without taking it off the car?

Or better off buying another rack... if so... prefacelift and facelift the same?

 

[pollyp]

Mine came factory fitted mate.

Im sure Paul fitted his (Y)

yeah i swapped my rear abs disc axle & front hubs and pretty much most mechanical bits from my blue slx into my current grey slx during the restoration swap.

 

[r-reg-sr]

yeah i swapped my rear abs disc axle & front hubs and pretty much most mechanical bits from my blue slx into my current grey slx during the restoration swap.

if i do it then every one owes me a turbo system ,thats fair isnit

 

[SuluR]

Is the power steering rack from a 1 litre facelift the same as a 1.3 prefacelift? probably a silly question

 

[Daniel]

Yeah, pre-facelift and facelift rack should be the same as well. I think all major components between models are the same, apart from some of the bodywork, interior, and dizzy/coilpack (Y)

 

[SuluR]

Thanks Daniel,

I read a post somewhere once that the power steering rack of preface was a "fast" one and the facelift is a "slow" one. I did a search i couldnt find it, is this true?

So would it be better for me to change the tie rod or the whole rack.....:suspect: advice!

 

[frank]

Yeah, pre-facelift and facelift rack should be the same as well. I think all major components between models are the same, apart from some of the bodywork, interior, and dizzy/coilpack (Y)

paul (pollyp) said the splines were different iirc

 

[Daniel]

paul (pollyp) said the splines were different iirc

Even on the non-PAS racks? Then I stand correct :laugh:

 

[SuluR]

"does a quick google of *steering rack spline*"

Ah right! is this truw Paul?

 

[r-reg-sr]

97 slx too 97 sr, power rack to normal rack i have done. got lucky as the rack to column spline match'd up
hinges on that i think

 

[SuluR]

97 slx too 97 sr, power rack to normal rack i have done. got lucky as the rack to column spline match'd up
hinges on that i think

still prefacelifts though right?

 

[frank]

"does a quick google of *steering rack spline*"

Ah right! is this truw Paul?

http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/37345-Micra-K11-Complete-Power-Steering-set

 

[r-reg-sr]

still prefacelifts though right?

yes

 

[SuluR]

Ah so it looks like either a prefacelift rack or the tie rod... Not easy to come buy prefacelift PAS