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    Avocet replied to the thread Tie Rod End Length Query.
    I think a lot of the new terms are Americanisms? I still call the rod between the end of the steering rack bar and the front upright, a...
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    Avocet reacted to Sonic70's post in the thread Tie Rod End Length Query with Like Like.
    It looks like the rattle has gone now changing both parts thankfully. Tracking these noises can be quite difficult sometimes.
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    Avocet reacted to Burnerman's post in the thread Tie Rod End Length Query with Like Like.
    Off topic and living in the past as usual, but suspension component terminology seem to have changed somewhat..... On the early Mini...
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    Avocet reacted to Sonic70's post in the thread Tie Rod End Length Query with Like Like.
    Replaced both tie rods ends and have decided to get the tracking done. Did the drop links as well as they were really loose.
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    Avocet replied to the thread Tie Rod End Length Query.
    The important distance is from the centre of the balljoint ball, to the mating face against the locknut on the track rod. That's really...
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    Avocet reacted to Mottie's post in the thread Tie Rod End Length Query with Like Like.
    Too much guess work and luck needed to get it right - if you get it wrong the car might not drive right and scrub tyres out. Replace the...
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    Avocet reacted to mattylad's post in the thread Misted headlight with Like Like.
    I too used: Meguiar's G2970EU Two-Step Car Headlight Restoration Kit with Headlight Cleaner and Headlight Protectant with excellent...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Enamel for alloy wheel?.
    Guys! You're getting sucked-in, here! I regarded the purpose of this thread as being a kind of "fly paper" for internet fora! Nutjob...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Going EV.
    I had to laugh the other day, someone described modern cars as all having the "angry Chinaman" look! It's true! They all seem to have...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Going EV.
    This might come as a shock to you, but "designers" really don't get the final say in how a car is manufactured. ;) I have an '80s car in...
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    Avocet reacted to stevie888's post in the thread Enamel for alloy wheel? with Thanks Thanks.
    It's not just a wheel, it's a nutjob wheel.
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    Avocet replied to the thread Going EV.
    :ROFLMAO: The car industry makes slow cars for people who want to go slow, and fast cars for people who want to go fast. It really...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Going EV.
    Yeah I know... ...and iron ships will never float! 'Tis the work of the Devil, mark my words;)! Witchery, I tell thee! No good will...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Going EV.
    Yeah, that's pretty gross. Mind you, we had all the same comments about the "jelly mould" Sierra when that came out, because it didn't...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Going EV.
    They're leaving it a bit late then! Tesla started selling EVs here in 2008 - volume ones in 2014. How long were you planning on giving...
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