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Old 09-03-2008, 07:50 PM
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I have removed both TCA's from my cossie. When looking at them I see the holes for the inner bushes are put in different between them.

Maybe hard to see on the pic but the tca at the turbo site has got its hole in the middle of the iron material. The tca at the inlet site has got its hole for the inner bush not in middle of the iron material.

Is this normal or do I have a tca that doesnt belong on a cossie 4x4?

Old 09-03-2008, 11:45 PM
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Looks normal to me. Same as mine anyway.
Old 10-03-2008, 06:44 AM
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Most likely just a different make, so long as distance between hole and joint is the same does not matter.
Ford used more than one supplier anyway, as is std practice of all car makers.
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Thanks! I already thought maybe I had one tca from a normal sierra. I dont know if these have different ones than the cossie ones.

A previous owner has had a bad accident with this cosworth on the turbo site of the car. And that's what got my worring about this tca.
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I am sure it is just the joint that is stronger on the cossie arms, but a FULL geomtry check might be a good idea.
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