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Joe
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 Re: tie rod adjuster tool. louise2cv wrote: The big hexagon with a 9mm slot? I think I have one. PM your address. If I do, maybe payment is the promise that you'll share it about with anyone that needs one? Sound fair? are you serious? you diamond you. yes of course i will if thats the term. i'll paypal you postage if you like? (provided you have one of course)
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louise2cv
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. I'll dig it out, it is one of these right (before we get too excited)? http://www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk/suspensio ... p-154.html
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louise2cv
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. As for postage plenty people posted me stuff for nowt, so that's what we'll do.
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Joe
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. Rad. well if you find the little devil. let me know!
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J-dub
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. i was using my teng tools mole grips (only decent mole grips i find) to adjust, you can adjust anywhere in the rod, i did it just after flat, as didnt want to bugger flat up,
i got fed up of only being able to do 1/8 of a turn each time, and when i was with matt he had two tie rod tools, and he lent/helped me wind my tie rods in as i had un even suspension, !
i tried the 9mm trick, didnt have much luck!
the other thing you could do, if your car has the locknuts on is to wd-40 the threads and wind back the lock nuts to clean threads, take knife edges off and wind it in..
never taken knife edges off before personally so no idEA how difficult it is!
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Russell
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. I can confidently state the single best tool in my toolkit is an m11x1 die which I bought from Viking at the world meeting. Remove the rod ends, clean the threads with a die and you'll never need to use an adjustment tool again. Just keep them in tip top condition with a smear of coppaslip.
Louise, you're a credit to this website.
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Neil
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. spanners wrote: Neil wrote: Joe Ahvee wrote: its such a pain in that ass to do it with one though. i guess its sort of worth taking a bit more time and saving 15 bucks. maybe.... the proper 'tool' is a pita too - although it does make it a bit easier. i think spanners had some home brewed device that incorporated a ratchet. That was some bit o'kit.  Whoa there Neil, Spanners has got the genuine Citroen tie-rod adjuster tool!  my humble apologies. i didn't realise the genuine tool had a ratchet on it.
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Joolz
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. From personal experience you're unlikely to have much luck with a 9mm spanner if the tie rods are in the slightest bit seized. I would highly recommend the mole grips, there's a 'fat bit' just along from the 9mm flats which the mole grips work well on, looks like two bits of fat wire wrapped around the rod, but is actually a weld.
Once they start coming loose it's easier if you can hold the rod still and turn the eye on the end, but for that you will need to take out the knife edge. If they do turn out to be buggered at least you can grease them properly before putting them back, and then pretend they're fine.
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louise2cv
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. At the end of the day you should grease the knife edges, now's a good a time as any!
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ken
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Re: tie rod adjuster tool. Russell, M11 x 1 dies (as well as taps to tidy up the tie rod end threads) are also available this side of the Channel...  < http://www.tracytools.com/tapsanddiesmetric.htm > ken Russell wrote: I can confidently state the single best tool in my toolkit is an m11x1 die which I bought from Viking at the world meeting. Remove the rod ends, clean the threads with a die and you'll never need to use an adjustment tool again. Just keep them in tip top condition with a smear of coppaslip.
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