Hi all, the above has failed my 2wd cossie for its MOT twice now! however, ford dont do it anymore and i cant get a thid party one.

This must have happened to someone of here, if so what did you do to source a new one? Withoput a replacment my car wil never pass its MOT!!

cheers all

 

anyone

 

any 2wd sierra with pas will fit mate,ie gls ,ghia,

you can even adapt an xr4x4 1 without the bush to fit

get your ass to the scrappy Ł5 job done

 

now i think i might need this as my steering has gone awful slack and takes a 2-3" turn of wheel before there is resistance

Hoping its something not tightened right after engine swap tho..

 

do ford supply new parts for the gls ghia etc?

can you explain this xr4x4 1 a bit? I just need a nw one from somewhere, can someone give me the ford part number? The cosworth one they dont do anymore, wil this be the same for th ghia gls etc?

 

granadas are similar too

 

give me a min ive got pics


lambchop il bet you a case of stella this is your problem,look down the side of the turbo and look at the end of the column it will be fecked

 

do ford supply these new too? or are they all scrappy jobs? I would prefer a new one

 

all scrappy jobs i'm afraid

 

this

 

problem is i need one with no cracks or anything a even one crack wont pass the MOT

 

Tats it mate, if i went to a scrappy where would i have to look to see if there are cracks on it? the ball bit a the end??

 

Haha. i've had a wee feel down past the turbo and everything feels ok

 

if this is the correct part you defo wont get the whole shaft new,this sounds stupid but they only came from ford complete but i bought mine as just the end part with bush brand new from a suppplier on ebay last year,i did post up his details before but its been that long i cant look that far back on ebay

think i was lucky though in getting it,but when it fucks up next i will be converting to xr4x4/4x4 saph one as its just a knuckle and no bush so will not fuk up easy

 

Which part exactly are you talking about ?
If it is the normal rubber that goes and cracks all over the place ?, the rubber from a LANDROVER DISCOVERY is nearly the same and can be used after taking apart etc, it IS available seperately as well.
Failing that a better cure is to use a metal joint welded on to make a double jointed shaft, these can be obtained from nfauto.com
tabetha

 

is it easy enough to swap over? or what else needs changed?

 

the rubber on the right hand side mate the disc part,you can see it alot easier on a 2.0l sierra


shit looks like im due you a few beers chop

 

so what do i need to ask for at the scrapyard then if i cant just get the steering colum coupling?

 

haha i'll let you know when its been looked at!

 

4X4 one is too short to fit by a long way but can be made longer, for 2wd
tabetha

 

i dont know mate, havent seen it yet

 

just have a look round the cars yourself and youll see what i mean,2wd is a bush and 4x4 is a knuckle,but both are the same size of arm,just the 4x4 needs moding

 

Other way around m8,4x4 is longer

Put one on my 2wd,got a welder to cut it down and re-weld it

Much better design with the two UJ's

 

so does the 4wd one have two cj'S? Please could someone measure the dimensions as im going to pick one up today but its of a normal sierra and i cant get a refund if it doesn.t fit. The garage cant take my old one of as their to busy today. Cheers