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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: john1959 on 10 October 2020, 11:07:32
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hi anyone know where to get nearside rack pinion? got mot today been to get 2 tyres fitted and both track rod ends need replacing and nearside rack pinion which goes upwards cheers
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What is a 'rack pinion' on a car fitted with a steering box?
A picture of the part or a diagram of the assembly will enable us to help you
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that's what the guy said, its got steering box of course.its like a track rod end going up from centre link and next to track rod
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that's what the guy said, its got steering box of course.its like a track rod end going up from centre link and next to track rod
MOT fail, so what exactly is on the fail ticket? Were they advisories?
It's unclear exactly what is meant by 'rack pinion', I would assume the nearside steering idler arm, sometimes call a drop arm. Connects the centre tie-rod ball joint to the chassis.
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hi haven't had test yet it was national tyres mechanic who fitted 2 tyres today got test this afternoon at kwik fit.the guy just gave me advice after checking steering on the ramp as I wanted front wheels balanced said he couldn't do it as track rod ens both sides need replacing and that part you mentioned must be that the drop link idler.thanx I can get the part from parts motion for idler 42 quid I checked but ill wait till mot test done then ill know whats what thanx mate
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If you're taking it to Kwik-Fit then expect your bill to increase massively :o
they will probably fail it on the tyres you had fitted this morning too ;D
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IF . . it fails , (almost dead cert to fail at KF ), Post up the fail issues and members on here will advise the best solution/s to get it through test .
Advice here IMO is : Don't let them do the work ! ! !
For future reference IMO . . give KF a wide berth . . .full stop !
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What exactly is written on the fail sheet?
I would suggest taking it to a different, preferably not a chain, garage for a retest before doing anything else...
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What exactly is written on the fail sheet?
I would suggest taking it to a different, preferably not a chain, garage for a retest before doing anything else...
As I read it . .test is not being done until today PM . . .so probably no fail sheet as yet
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Ah yes ::)
If it's booked at KF or National tyre etc, except a long list of spurious fails followed by 'It's dangerous so we're going to keep your keys unless you let us 'fix it' because you can't drive it home.
Best advice is to cancel the test and book it into a small, independent garage :y
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hi gents .IT PASSED MOT ;D kwikfit £40 advisories 1.anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated nearside front. 2. anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated nearside rear. 3. anti=roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriated offside rear. 4. track rod end ball joint has slight play nearside front [tie rod) .that's it boys
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Great News . . .I think most of us were expecting a long list with it being KF
Easy fixes on the advisories as well . Splendid :y :y :y
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Well done :y, but a quick, cautionary observation note,
The Omega doesn't have any ball joints on the rear antirollbar.
Advice would be to obtain a set of wishbones/track rods/front droplinks from ATP vie ebay for £74 delivered.
Fit the track rodsand front drop links and keep the wishbones for a rainy day (these can be upgraded with poly bushes and genuine rear bushes before you need to fit them).
That way, you'll cover all the possible advisories on the front, a quick geo set up to reaffirm the tracking and you'll be good to go.
The rear roll bar links are a push fit into rubber grommets. Leave well alone unless they're noisy.
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for the rear they probably saw the track control arms and saw a dodgy cover there but who knows ? ?
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Any subsequent test can only be bound by whatever has been entered ;)