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Its all sorted now!!! Frank came to the rescue this afternoon. Complete pro: The rod end I spent an hour getting the split pin off he managed to get hold of and remove it entirely in the space of 2-3 mins!! I couldn't believe it! Driving like a charm now - its so damn good to have my car...

Just emailed.

I'd really appreciate a pic - the Haynes pics are hard to decipher. Its the track rod itself thats bent unfortunately so I need to replace it. I've just spent an hour getting the split pin out on the passengers side rod end. This is a hell of a lot harder than I expected. 1994 means almost...

Is it possible to get a replacement track rod alone or do I need to buy the "steering rack". I don't even know what on earth the steering rack includes so I'm sorry if thats a stupid question. But I need a tracking rod as its bent and I've not found anywhere able selling it. So far I've...

When your car's knackered. I bent the track rod in an accident and I'm utterly ####ed off as its harder to fix than I thought. I can't even get in the car to go to the 24hr Tesco and buy porn, food, toys and other crap to comfort myself. Totally gutted. :(

I need a whole new track rod too, but I'll have a go at that tomorrow. :( I have another question though - I may have bitten off more than I can chew. When I looked earlier today (Tues) it looked like I wouldn't be able to get the track rod out without taking apart the whole stearing gear...

Oh god. :s Yeah that nut is spinning. I thought the splitter wedge would help me avoid having to undo that as I thought it'd pop apart the shoulder/cap end of the ball joint? But does it actually need that nut taking off first and its the whole of that bolt coming out. Descriptions are hard...

Its not going well so far. :( I've so far got the wedge splitter, axle stands and a trolley jack. I have all the rest of the tools but its getting expensive. I tried to pop open the ball joints using the wedge - I hope I got it right - but it just won't come apart. I stuck the wedge in used...

Ah brilliant - cheers Frank. Local Halfords didn't have a splitter but apparently there's a motor factors in Bromsgrove which I'll pay a visit to first thing as its closed now. I'll take photos as I go in case it helps anyone in future. Will keep you all posted. Thanks everyone. :)

I was reading on some Land Rover sites that bent track rods are pretty common and a lot of them lot talk about hammering it straight with a sledge hammer and smacking it against rocks or using the winch!! I dunno if its just Land Rover drivers being nutters or if thats feesible. I do plan...

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...