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Track Rod Ends

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:53 pm
by mills
Can anybody confirm that track rod ends are the same on 4th and 5th gens :?:


cheers.

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:58 pm
by mercutio
they look very much the same bud i couldnt see any difference at all

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:03 pm
by mills
nice 1 bud 8-)

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:51 pm
by ziyaan
I just fitted the track end from my 5th to my 4th

They measured up the same

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:14 pm
by mills
cheers guys 8-)

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:34 pm
by Merlin
I always though they were different.

4G left - 53560-SS0-003
4G right - 53540-SS0-003

5G left - 53560-S30-005
5G right - 53540-S30-005

After market shops also show different part numbers.

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:55 pm
by mills
Merlin wrote:I always though they were different.

4G left - 53560-SS0-003
4G right - 53540-SS0-003

5G left - 53560-S30-005
5G right - 53540-S30-005





After market shops also show different part numbers.

i think they could still be the same part though :think: dont the different sections of the part number refer to the model and year of manufacture etc :?:

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:12 pm
by Merlin
That would make sense I suppose :)

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:02 am
by Merlin
tramroadmotors wrote:just so as people are aware the rack ends on the early 5th gens appear to be 4th gen not 5th. the difference is the thread on the rack end being a very fine thread on a 5th compared to a coarser thread on the 4th. learnt this the hard way by ordering parts off a registration number that didn't fit and then trying my luck with a set of 4th gen ones when the 5th were wrong.
all sorted now and sorry for the delay alex :sega:
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/chassis ... t3627.html

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:29 am
by Ted
it is rack ends not track rod ends i was referring to mind. the thread on the inner of the rack end is different but the outer was the same thread and length. so unless there is a difference in track on the 4th to the 5th then the track rod end should be the same.