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Zednero

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #1

As the title suggests, what is this, and whats it for?

I parked my car up earlier, and looking back over my shoulder admiring my beaut, i noticed it, for the first time!

Thing that worries me, is that it looks more vulnerable than a child on a BBC children's show, when you go offroading...

Will i need to buy a guard? Last thing i want to do is smash that off!

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #2

presume you mean drag link and panhard rod

 

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Zednero

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #3

Uhh, yeh if thats the big roundish thing and them poles? Lol

What do they do, and why are they so neked?

 

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Jam1

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #4

Zednero said:

Uhh, yeh if thats the big roundish thing

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That's known as a wheel mate if you look hard you should see at least four of them

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #5

front rod is drag link ,it connects steering box to near side swivel housing,behind that is panhard rod it stops axle going sideways ,behind that is front axle with front diff

 

Dippypud

Never Knowingly Understood

Full Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #6

Zednero said:

As the title suggests, what is this, and whats it for?

I parked my car up earlier, and looking back over my shoulder admiring my beaut, i noticed it, for the first time!

Thing that worries me, is that it looks more vulnerable than a child on a BBC children's show, when you go offroading...

Will i need to buy a guard? Last thing i want to do is smash that off!

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If you're going off-roading and you don't know your vehicle - DON'T go on yer own ...

 

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Zednero

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #7

Can you explain further? lol.

 

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Zednero

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #8

Dippypud said:

If you're going off-roading and you don't know your vehicle - DON'T go on yer own ...

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I don't plan on going on my own lol, not yet anyway!

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #9

Zednero said:

Can you explain further? lol.

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which bit ?

 

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Zednero

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #10

jamesmartin said:

behind that is front axle with front diff

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This bit

 

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blackhadder

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #11

Get a diffguard and a steering guard. Prob get one off fleabay.

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Sep 2, 2013

• #12

No foooker can be this stoopid. :dnfnoob:

 

GRATCH

HUGE MEMBER

• Sep 2, 2013

• #13

redhand said:

No foooker can be this stoopid. :dnfnoob:

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Oh, I don't know about that- there seem to be a few idiots who have actually answered the troll.

 

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Zednero

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #14

I'm sorry..... Like you guys, i woke up one day, and knew my car inside out :doh:

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Sep 2, 2013

• #15

Zednero said:

I'm sorry..... Like you guys, i woke up one day, and knew my car inside out :doh:

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If you Don't know what an axle is, you need a Bus pass. not a fooking driving licence

 

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Zednero

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #16

Wait, so knowing the mechanical components of your car, is whats needed to know how to drive?

Odd.

Guessing the tests are very different where we both come from? Lulz.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #17

GRATCH said:

Oh, I don't know about that- there seem to be a few idiots who have actually answered the troll.

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not everyones an expert like you gratch

 

GRATCH

HUGE MEMBER

• Sep 2, 2013

• #18

jamesmartin said:

not everyones an expert like you gratch

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True. But surely even someone of limited intelligence, like yerself, should be able to troll spot

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #19

GRATCH said:

True. But surely even someone of limited intelligence, like yerself, should be able to troll spot

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i did thats why i replied to your post

 

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Philip0603

New Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #20

Drag link:- Used to attach the near side wheel to the steering box. Old (ish) technology not found on most modern cars as they have a rack & pinion system in stead. Steering box slighly better at not kicking back when off roading.

Panhard Rod:- French invention, controls the side to side movement of the front axle.

Front axle:- Big heavy steel component that keeps the front wheels from meeting. Has in it a differential that transmits the drive to the front wheels via the half shafts. Allows the wheels to turn at different speeds when going round corners. You also have a similar one at the back driving the rear wheels; hence Four Wheel Drive!! Oh there is another diff in the middle as well.

Best suggestion, buy Haynes Manual, and read it. Whilst not the last word in information you will learn what everything is and how to look after it so it won't break too often.