Ball joint threads? ('95 disco)

[HobGobSnakyWaky]

Do the ball joints on either end of the Track rod of a 300TDi Disco
have different thread directions?

Cheers

Stu

 

[Badger]

"HobGobSnakyWaky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Do the ball joints on either end of the Track rod of a 300TDi Disco
> have different thread directions?
>
> Cheers
>
> Stu

If you mean the thread that screws int othe track rod, then yes I think they
do.
Badger.

 

[Dougal]

>>Do the ball joints on either end of the Track rod of a 300TDi Disco
>>have different thread directions?
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Stu
>
>
> If you mean the thread that screws int othe track rod, then yes I think they
> do.
> Badger.

Why not have a look underneath? If the track rod is in one piece the
ends will have opposite hand threads. If, like the old RR, the track rod
is in two pieces (usually having a short section at one end) the ends
will have identical threads.

David

 

[Austin Shackles]

On or around Sat, 19 Mar 2005 17:08:30 +0000, Dougal
<DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>>>Do the ball joints on either end of the Track rod of a 300TDi Disco
>>>have different thread directions?
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
>>>Stu
>>
>>
>> If you mean the thread that screws int othe track rod, then yes I think they
>> do.
>> Badger.
>
>Why not have a look underneath? If the track rod is in one piece the
>ends will have opposite hand threads. If, like the old RR, the track rod
>is in two pieces (usually having a short section at one end) the ends
>will have identical threads.

My H-plate disco is like that too.

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[njf>badger]

HobGobSnakyWaky wrote:
> Do the ball joints on either end of the Track rod of a 300TDi Disco
> have different thread directions?
>
> Cheers
>
> Stu

Track rod (behind axle) no, drag link (in front of axle) yes.

Niel.