Are these track rod ends ok

Bought these online and when they have come they have a dog leg but the ones on are strait. The company i got them from said they will still work fine, is this right? Thanks

Anyone 

Just noticed that the passenger side is a fixed track rod end!

Did reply in your other post,that is for a Mk2 golf,send it back.ebay 371296019892 this a Mk1 track rod

Thanks

i would get proper febi ones from vwspares.co.uk

tidymike said

i would get proper febi ones from vwspares.co.uk

Dosnt make a lot of odds they like most other parts suppliers only box stuff up and make very little nowadays,QH is as good as most after market stuff

for passenger side will need the rod as well. i get my bits here:
http:/www.vwspares.co.uk

rubjonny said

for passenger side will need the rod as well. i get my bits here:
http:/www.vwspares.co.uk

Cheers

Is this what people are using to convert the side with no adjustment ? Took my car to the garage for tracking they said they can't do it properly as there is only one side to adjust but I could source a replacement for the other side ?

All you do is fit what you already have on the adjustable side on your car,there not handed eBay 190518605313

veedubjay said

Is this what people are using to convert the side with no adjustment ? Took my car to the garage for tracking they said they can't do it properly as there is only one side to adjust but I could source a replacement for the other side ?

It is possible to set the tracking as most mk1 golfs came with 1 adjustable track rod from new and there was never a problem. I would find another garage which is able to adjust it for you.
May be a good idea to check the steering wheel is central by jacking up the front of the car and count the turns lock to lock and make sure the steering wheel is set in the middle, if not remove the steering wheel and put it right then get your tracking done.

aye find a different garage as obviously they dont know VWs, you should only ever adjust tracking on the driver side, the left side is fixed from new and even if you repalce it with an adjustible type this must be kept to the factory length as specified in the haynes/bentley/elsawin.

if your driver side length is way off the passenger side then possibly rack isnt central or the track rods were not fitted the right distance on the rack, its not a case of screw them on till they stop!

1st you need to make sure the rack is central, once both track rods are removed adjust it so the threads poking out either side are the same, then set all your the measurements as per:


taking the entire rack off the car is pretty easy on a mk1, its a doddle doing all of the above if you do that. spare a thought for us poor mk2 golf owners where any kind of steering rack job is a proper nightmare