NCT fail on Steering Linkage 43

Jeremiah Jobling

07 Santa Fe failed NCT earlier with steering linkage 43, description is Rack & Pinion and reason is worn nearside and offside. I'm trying to figure out if that means replacing the steering rack, or something less costly? Appreciate any advice?

nd

almost certainly the tie rods. jack up the car at the front wheel. hold the wheel in the 3 and 9 o clock position and wiggle it. Try to see where the play is. As it could be the inner or outer tie rods.

Stoolbend

If it was inner or outer tie rod it'd say tie rod.

Post a screen shot of the fail sheet.

Jeremiah Jobling

Stoolbend wrote: »

If it was inner or outer tie rod it'd say tie rod.

Post a screen shot of the fail sheet.

Hi, can't figure out how to add a screenshot. The sheet doesn't reference tie rods though. Item is steering linkage. Description is Rack & pinion. Reason is worn. The same row is repeated, one is for offside and another for nearside front.

I went back into test centre the next day and was told this item means they can see play but don't know exact cause, and it is up to a mechanic to figure where the problem is.

nd

Stoolbend wrote: »

If it was inner or outer tie rod it'd say tie rod.

Post a screen shot of the fail sheet.

It doesn't actually. I've had 2 cars recently that i put through the nct, that needed just one or more tie rods.. It always just says rack and pinion.

jca

The more commonly used name in Ireland are track rod ends. There are 4 in total, 2 inner which are usually inside the the bellows of the steering rack which rarely fail. You then have a short length of threaded rod with an outer track rod end on it (one for each side) because these live out in the open they are much more likely to have failed. With the car jacked up it will be easy to spot which side is slack/worn.

TeaBagMania

jca wrote: »

The more commonly used name in Ireland are track rod ends.

Help me with my Irish translation, I take it nearside refers to drivers side and offside refers to passenger side? If so, from the description it sounds like outer track rods but as others have mentioned you ll need to get the front wheels off the ground and look for the slack

sundodger5

Nearside is nearest to the kerb

blackbox

sundodger5 wrote: »

Nearside is nearest to the kerb

That's correct, but it's stupid jargon that annoys me. Why couldn't they just say left or right?

cml387

Because left or right is depending on how you are facing.
Nearside and offside are accepted motoring terms.

Jeremiah Jobling

Thanks to all who replied to this post. Replaced tie rods and track rod ends and it passed the NCT earlier this evening.