[urq] RE : RE : Rear tie rods for my 1983 : the Suzuki part

Louis-Alain Richard laraa at sympatico.ca
Tue May 2 10:48:51 EDT 2006


For you guys that waited for the update on the Suzuki tie-rods, here it
is.

3 weeks later, there is no play at all at the cone-shank/upright
interface. The rubber boot looks to be a bit squished, but at 12$, I can
change it once a year... Side benefit would be that the adjusters will
always be operational. :-)

I did the other side yesterday, mainly because I am so attentive to any
play in the rear suspension that I found the other one was beginning to
play a bit, just a little bit... And both my brother (a pro mechanic,
and a good one...) and an engineer friend were here to look at the parts
with a vernier caliper. And they agreed that it is a safe mod.

Now, you remember that I also bought some inexpensive urBeetle tie-rods
that were too small. These are now available free to anyone who wants
them, but they are bootless because their rubber boots are now installed
on the front tie-rods, as a preventive measure. At 10$, this is the
cheapest and easiest way of getting new boots and circlips...

Louis-Alain
1983 Quattro, now waiting for the BOGE upper strut mounts

 

> -----Message d'origine-----
> 
> 
> After spending a couple nights browsing the online catalogues, I have
> found a part that is identical to the rear urq tie rod ends, early
style
> (857 501 499A, or Lemfoerder 13687 which is NLA...).
> 
> So, drum roll please...
> 
> The tie rod end that fits an urQ is a Suzuki truck part ! ES3045 (or
> ES3045R, or ES3045RL) is a 16x1.5mm right-hand threaded part with a
cone
> shank that looks and fits correctly in the urq strut.
> 
> 
> It is now installed on my car, and I have a few reminders in Outlook
to
> check if everything is still tight in a few days. One lost urQ wheel
per
> city per century is enough :-)...



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