Hi all, just took the motor to Fords to be MOT'd. They picked up on a few strange parts that i need.

Offside front drag link end ball joint has exceesevie play
Front colum coupling assembly steering pivot point has excesive play.

PLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THESE ARE AS I HAVENT GOT A CLUE

he said my steering colum is an aftermarket one, and not a ford, so the spindal would not fit with the above.

PLEASE HELP, the bloke ion the ford garage was a twat and didnt know what he was on about! he reckons i cant just get the above without getting a whole new steering rack, that must be blollox surely.


cheers

luke

 

He's probably on about the donut bush in the steering column mate.

The column is joined to the rack by a rubber donut bush. They're like rocking horse crap - I found one by chance unused on ebay. When these perish the steering wanders and is affected more by adverse cambers and tramlines. Had this on mine - the guy that did mine for me said it's a half hour job, if that.

The other one - does he mean track rod ends?

 

do u mean the CV joint by the exhaust manifold? its defo not that, thats all i know.

There are no probnlems with my steering at all thats why i think hes up to something. apparently there is a chunk out of it?!

Track road ends i have no idea mate

 

If you think he is trying it on Luke...just go somewhere and get another MOT done...........does the car feel unstable to you?? or have any steering problems??

 

No problems at all mate. if there was a big chunk missing then i would feel the difference wouldnt i!

 

why not ask him to show you the problems! he must be able to see it if he is telling you there is a chunk missing!

 

Go to your local council bus depo, they'll tell you whats wrong without trying to flog you off with expensive parts and labour.
( Was on GMTV, few weeks ago)

 

 

they do MOTs gemma? or just a garage service?

 

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot

Its all on there

 

Good find Jemma

 

kent dont even have one!

would someone technical phone up my M.O.t Man and say your my mechanic, what part do i need as your descriptions are rubbish!

 

LUKE- take it somewhere else son

 

if theres a chunnk missing from this part, im so confused i dont even knnow which one it is then it will fail elsewhere though wont it dan?

 

lukeytheduke
just ask for the fail's to be pointed out to you

if they refuse get on to vosa and complain

 

sorry to go on about it... but he must have been able to see the chunk missing... so go there out of the blue and ask him to show you the bush... (not his bush... that could get embarrasing) dont arrange to meet them, coz if they are leading you on, then they will just cut a bit out...

 

i got them written down in front of me!


1.Offside front drag link end ball joint has exceesevie play
2. Front colum coupling assembly steering pivot point has excesive play.

 

Who the hell takes a car to be MOT'd at Fords

Hope you sort it Luke

Steve.

 

the bush is still on my car and its not suppose to be on the road!

 

cheers steve, i NEVER have done before and its something i will never do again

 

he must have been able to see it while it was on the car to tell you there is a chunk missing... so he must be able to show you... if he is attempting to lead you on then call his bluff and ask to see the problems, then get a camera out and take some photo's, if he asks why, tell him your mechanic wants to see the problems as he is unsure of what has been written down or something... you dont have to use the photo's... just make up some bollock, like you have an idea of what you are on about, or atleast you know someone that does...

 

I do. The MOT guy at our local Ford knows what an Escort Cosworth is, and he knows I work on my car as well. After he’s done his checks, he invites me into the MOT area to point out any issues, how ever small they are. They always help with parts for my Escort, and I get discount as well. They even print off schematics for me to take away to diagnose problems.

 

You are very lucky then

Steve.

 

get someone to phone them and expalain, then let us know the verdict

 

i fucked them off, there so unhelpfull they dont deserve my hard eraned cash

im going to a local MOT garage around the corner form me to see if they will pass it! ill let you knnow how it goes

 

Blimey.

Which dealer is that? My local one - Dinnages - Worthing are hit and miss.

 

get someone to sit in your car and wobble the steering wheel, then go underneath and see where the play is.

 

If it's the steering column bush they are a piece of piss to change.

 

It's the Ford garage in Billingshurst, West Sussex. Also can book the car in for an allotted time which is great. No waiting in a queue.

 

going to ford's was your first mistake

 

i think BUYING a ford could have been a bit more of a mistake lol

 

you said it

 

and i have TWO of the fcukers

 

respect

 

just a bit of an update, after speaking to the bloke at the ford garage all day long, trying to figure out what part i actually needed

i took it away to get a second opinion. The second garagre said the wheel wobble wouldnt of even beed added as an advisory note so it would of shot passed its MOT!!

SO its all booked in for this wed, i did not need the 309 steering rack, just a 40quid part so i reported to stealing twats to VOSA after he threatened me on the phone! and that was the workshop manager!

Anyway i hope the FORD dealer Malcom Waite get what they deserve the stealing lying excuse for a garage.

Rant over

Luke

 

get some pics up of the offending prats (and the bits they said needed sorting ) so we know who not to avoid if they are coming towards us out of control in a shopping trolley

 

ITS FORD not fucking FORDS


I went to the ForD garage...........



Thank you please.