P38 track rod long question

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I was just about to order 2 new track rod LONG, and a steering damper from paddocks, thought id have a quick look on ebay

and theres a used damper attached to a track rod long, im not going to buy used... but leads me to ask the question, are there 1 or 2 "track rod long" on a p38 ?

also any advice on where best to buy from appriciated, i was going to buy from island 4x4 which has an oem damper for £56, and track rod long 34 oem or 19.99 brit part , would there be much difference ? if its just 1 i need il buy oem
 
Datatek said:
Personally I wouldn't touch Britpart having read about all the failures.
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But there was a recent thread on here where a poster had multiple failures with supposedly OEM-quality Lemforder balljoints. With that in mind I'd rather pay half as much and take the risk!
 
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The Drag Link has 2x Short Joints and the Track Rod is 1 Short and 1 Long
 

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The top image is the Drag link and this has 2x SHORT Joints [3] STC1871 (it isn't numbered as it is the same)

The Lower Image is the Track Rod and this has 1x LONG [6] STC1870 and 1x SHORT [3] STC1871....
 
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excellent thank you,i nearly ordered 2 , pleased about that

is the drag link or any other parts there worth replacing (if cheap and easy) to improve the steering and drive ?
 
well last mot a few months ago they had a good look at it, it had new track rod ends and a good inspection, he said everything was fine but will need new track rod long soon but not urgent , didnt mention drag links or anything
 
On the P38 there are two Bars....

At the rear of the front wheels is the Track Rod

At the front with one end connected to the Steering Box Drop Arm and the other end to the Swivel Housing (With the Steering Damper Attached in the middle) is the Drag Link....

Both have Ball Joints (Track Rod Ends) fitted at either end....

The Track Rod has one LONG threaded Ball Joint and one SHORT threaded Ball Joint

The Drag Link has two SHORT threaded Ball Joints....

If your joints are new (as you said above) why did the garage say one needs replacing????
 
JM....

How come it is listed as a seperate part number in the Parts Catalogue??

As attached - I'm confused now !!!!

EDIT: Scratch that - Item 6 is the ball joint AND the rod asone item .....doh
 

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it is confusing ,but you either buy complete track rod with both all joints or the one seperate joint or rod which come with crimped ball joint
 
im presuming these/this is what were replaced, track rod end(s)

Track Rod End (Short) QFS000010 Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order.

and this is what he said would be needed, track rod long

Track Rod End (Long) OEM QFS000060G Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order.

but what is this, tradck rod assembly ? does this incluse the track rod long ? ie if so would i be better off buying a whole new assembly for the sake of an extra £20 if its includes the above ?

Track Rod Assembly (OEM) TIQ000020G Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order.
 
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