Hello Good People,

Whats the bar in front of the Panhard rod?
I got some movement on it with my hands and will need to replace/rebuild the ends.

T.I.A.

 

That's the DRAG LINK.
Keep in mind when you order the ball joints one is RH Thread and the other is LH Thread.

Your BEST bet is do all 4 (the 2 on the Track Bar are probably in the same condition)
and get a set of LEMFORDER Ball Joints from L8.
IMHO an excellent brand, and a really great price.
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/LAND-ROVER-...UAAOSw7aBVESCy

LH : RTC5870 (1)
RH : RTC5869 (3 total)

 

Lemforder is the OEM for Land Rover anyway. Good stuff.

 

Nice...thanks again OverRover and DavC!

 

I ordered the parts.
How do you know which one takes the RH thread?
Hmmm...these dont have zerks for adding future grease?

T.I.A.

 

I believe the rod end that connects to swivel housing is RH, the end that connects to steering box drop arm is LH, at least it is that way on a LHD defender.

Grease zerks are nice for components of a vehicle that is regularly abused but regularly gone through and cleaned, checked, etc. the OEM has no grease nipples, aftermarket yes. Lots of opinions, you will be fine either way just check for play every once in a while.

 

I see, thanks again DavC!

 

Can a D1 drag link rod and track bar rod be used on a D2?
Both of the D2 rods have one permanently attached ball joint on them. It's irritating that when the ball joints go bad, you have to replace the whole rod assembly. Aaaaaaaaaargh!

 

IIRC, the LH tie rod end is at the Steering Box but it doesn't matter.

If you reverse the ends (flip the drag link) the only thing that it will change is the direction you will turn the drag link to adjust it's length.
If you centralized the steering box before you removed the drag link, then the amount of adjustment to the drag link to correct the steering wheel offset will be minimal.
Remember to use some ANTI-SEIZE on the threads of the tie-rods and clamp bolts.

 

Yeah use a buttload of copper or alu grease.