Tie rod ends, who makes the best ones ?

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Originally Posted by MacFamily

I did mine about month ago they gave me Lemforder for the right and these for the left the bag says Karsons.I bought them from British Offroad.

So far so good but I havent done any real offroad with them yet and rubber boot seems to be ok but time will tell.

I like to keep spare's so I bought extra just in case

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/06/599.jpg

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ok so why dont mine srew in like that ? :confused:

cheers

I ordered a set of Lemforders under the Direction of the AULRO Gurus a few weeks ago :o and surprisingly Warren from MR Automotive told me that the cheaper brands ususally have a grease Nipple on them :D

How are the Karson's ones holding up ?

I hear they make a mean dahl....:angel:

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Hi Matthew
Tie rod ends for your vehicle are $27.50 for after market or $49.50 for genuine quality items. Postage to Hervey Bay would be $8.00
Thanks
David

british off road Forest Glen

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Done deal...pretty cheap l thought....:D

cheers

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

one of the protected ones on my 2a

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how do you protect your ball joints?

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Originally Posted by HangOver

how do you protect your ball joints?

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Steady on there Steve! :D:D:D:o

I'M Dodgy. I split the boot at the rear and pump new grease in every few months. The steering box one is the only one I don't do this to.

While following this thread I thought I'd better check mine out. Low and behold the boots are cracked, so time to change them.

The ones in there are the originals at 165 000 km, so I figure if I get original replacements they should last for another 10 yrs. :D

mine have been split for about 3 years I just keep pumping in grease.
they seem OK but have spare on the shelf just waiting.

I'm right in thinking they only need changing when there is any play?

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

Most greasable joints fail because of people who like to pump 10x more grease in than the boot can handle which of course split letting in dust/mud causing them to flog out, if they have nipples and are full of grease i'd remove the nipple and plug the hole.

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Two different types of joints John. The encapsulated types don't have a grease nipple, and are generally a sealed, lubricated ball in a nylon or composite joint. The grease nipple types commonly have a spring loaded ball, and should be greased regularly. As long as this is done with care, they will last ok. I would be sceptical about adding grease nipples where there are none or blocking them off where provided.