nct

add59

hi there, my car went for NCT yesterday had a few problems brought to mechanic this morning and they said they never heard of one. The steering linkage, steering system; relative movement between components which should be fixed. The fail sheet also says track rod ends need to be fixed could this be two bird and one stone? Ones the track rod ends are fixed would it fix the other problem or is it completely different the mechanic said he never heard of that in his life

User1998

The description and location is the same so I’d imagine if you just replace the track rods it will pass on both failures. Replace the actual track rods not just the dust cover

BlakeS94

May be new phrasing, it just means there's play in the joint on the track rod end, which lines up with the boot being split and dirt getting in causing play over time.

Ask your mechanic to give a wiggle and pull on the inner rod when he's changing the outers just to be safe.

spiggotpaddy

The visual worn tie rod is the favourite nct bullshit imaginary fail. Give them a wipe down and send it.

emeldc

I don't see why your mechanic is having a problem with this. It's fairly clear to me. Nearside dust cover is damaged. Both track rod ends have play in them. Replace both T/R ends which will have new dust covers. Job done.