Thread: "Reg - The series 2a build

Well it's been a while since I was last here!

I've recently renewed the work on my rover.

Tie rod ends replace and will be refitted to the chassis in the next couple of days.

Begun to pull the old uni joints out of the drive shafts, waiting on the replacement stock.

Stripping everything off the bulk head, hoping to have the bulk head sandblasted to reveal the extend f the repairs needed.

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Delivered the bulkhead to the sandblaster this afternoon, I should have it back Monday arvo (well what ever is left of it!!)

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Your tie rod ends look to be the ones threaded all the way, which are not original to the 2a. You should check that the bit of the tube that clamps on the tie rod end is threaded - the originals are unthreaded on both the tie rod end and the tube. You must not mix the two, as the clamping is not secure and may lead to loss of steering. The change was made in early S3 production, and either way will work, just don't mix them on the same link.

JDNSW - I'm a little confused, am I checking to see if on the inside of the tie rod tube the tread continues all the way to the open end of the tube?

Originally Posted by tibbsy

JDNSW - I'm a little confused, am I checking to see if on the inside of the tie rod tube the tread continues all the way to the open end of the tube?

Yes. The 2a tubes has the last couple of centimetres unthreaded to clamp on an unthreaded shoulder on the tie rod end, where the later ones are threaded all the way to clamp on thread.

The clamps on your tubes look like the later ones, but I am not surre whether the change in clamp coincided with the change in tie rod ends.

One of the problems with these vehicles is that because of the interchangeability of parts over the years, it is quite usual for later parts to be found on your Landrover!

Thanks mate!! I'll have a look in more detail, may explain why they seemed to bottom out. When I measured the eye to eye as per the manual I couldn't reach the mark. Also last night when I sat the longer rod in place the tyres seemed to point outward. If I get a chance over the weekend I'll have a look and let you know!

JDNSW - Well I pulled the Tie rod ends off and you are right, the thread inside the shaft finished before the end of the shaft. So am I looking for a Tie Rod end that looks the same? ie there is a thread-less section before the head?

Is it the same with the shaft that goes from the steering box to the steering relay?

Yes to both questions. Assuming it still has the 2a original bits. These tie rod ends are harder to find, and some suppliers are (rather criminally) apparently not aware of the difference. I have got some from All Four X 4, but that was a while back.