Subject	So yesterday my car started pulling to the right under
Posted by	Eric(NJ) on April 29, 2007 at 1:29 PM
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Message	braking. Today I had a chance to pull the wheel off to try and find the source of the problem. Once I had the wheel off it was pretty clear what was causing the problem. The tension rod end is destroyed, complete failure I would say. As a reference these are Powertrix first generation tension rods. I am not here to bash Charles at all. In fact I have dispatched an email to him letting him know about the failure. Does anyone know where I can source a replacement rod end? The rest of the assembly looks to be holding up just fine so I'd rather not replace the whole thing. Mods feel free to move to tech. Thanks for looking. later, eric
Follow Ups	So yesterday my car started pulling to the right under - Eric(NJ) 13:29:02 04/29/07 damn thats scary, glad your ok. good luck sourcing a - NobleZ 13:45:56 04/29/07 www.splparts.com has what you need. Give them a call monday! (n/m) - RyanZ06 13:52:56 04/29/07 is a tension rod the same a steering cntl arm? (n/m) - Zpresent 13:53:54 04/29/07 no, a tension rod holds the wheel in its caster position - NobleZ 14:00:50 04/29/07 Copy-we have a broken cntl arm... - Zpresent 14:08:16 04/29/07 Control arms generally don't have anything to do with - boileralum 14:20:31 04/29/07 Eh, if it's bent enough, it'll cause a pull - dogpile 15:43:27 04/29/07 You will break your arms trying to hold it straight - Brad(RI) 16:53:34 04/29/07 I was talking about in a normally functioning, not effed up - boileralum 17:03:13 04/29/07 Does "we ahve a broken cntrl amr" sound like a normally - dogpile 17:08:50 04/29/07 Camera is dead and I haven't bought a replacement yet (n/m) - boileralum 19:11:17 04/29/07 interesting - aliaZ 14:36:04 04/29/07 I'm pretty sure Charles sells replacement ends.. (n/m) - Maximamike 15:11:23 04/29/07 It looks like lack of grease caused the end to sieze. - Cap927(Boston) 15:21:26 04/29/07 Re: It looks like lack of grease caused the end to sieze. - Eric(NJ) 15:52:19 04/29/07 That might have been one of the reasons they changed - Cap927(Boston) 16:22:10 04/29/07 Thank you! - dogpile 16:46:13 04/29/07 Glad I could help. Those are the same every vendor uses (n/m) - Cap927(Boston) 17:15:55 04/29/07 What did you use for the turnbuckles though? - dogpile 17:22:36 04/29/07 On the Z's rear I used a male and a female end link - Cap927(Boston) 18:02:00 04/29/07 I didn't even think to use a male and female link - dogpile 18:04:38 04/29/07 Re: Glad I could help. Those are the same every vendor uses - ShinHed 17:46:03 04/29/07 measure and match, McMaster has a very comprehensive - Cap927(Boston) 18:05:17 04/29/07 Thanks. Now I just have to figure out what size rod end. (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 22:09:57 04/29/07 Nice Carlos! (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 14:49:11 04/30/07 How long have you had them ungreased? As Cap said, that may - Neogenesis 15:32:05 04/29/07 thats that grease and tension rods with rubber boots are for (n/m) - josh 15:53:51 04/29/07 yeah looks like you got the real first gen bearing - Seb (specialty-Z) 13:04:26 04/30/07
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