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10th February 2009, 01:45 PM
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Track Rod End - Premature Failure
Have I been unlucky or is there something else that would cause failure?
Couple of months before Christmas I had a TRE go - properly knackered - so trotted off to Euro CP and got 2 more - put them on, got the tracking done - lovely. Just been to get the tracking and balancing looked over - precautionary since putting the 18" wheels on, and guess what - Mechanic calls me in and says -both track rod ends have gone' and showed me the wheel wobble. Can't really say I had noticed, other than a slight wander when I brake hard, but had mentally put that down to the lower profile tyres wandering a bit in ruts - anyway they are done - so will be getting replacements from ECP - just wondered what if anything other than crap parts / bad batch might make them fail.. 
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10th February 2009, 03:46 PM
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If they are not OEM then they maybe Meyle. Meyle get regular bashing on Audiworld but they do do a heavy duty version use the parts finder here .
Either order the HD version or try and find Bilsteins offering as they get good chuckups on Audiwold. I can get the bilsteins when I am at home if you get stuck. Mayle part numbers here 116 020 8228/HD To replace Audi part no's 4B0 419 811 B 4B0 419 811 E 4B0 419 811 F 4D0 419 811 A 4D0 419 811 B 8E0 419 811 B 8D0 498 998 A
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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10th February 2009, 03:56 PM
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just looked on Euro again, there is a cheap and more expensive option.. (LemForder being the more expensive). Maybe I will not be a cheap wad and get the more expensive ones, not that price should really affect short term reliability!
I don't know the make of the ones I got - will check it out when I get the replacements. That Meyle site is great though! Thanks mate
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10th February 2009, 05:22 PM
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Had the same thing with mine.. Garage had fitted TruckTec which seemed to have a resonable name, but both went within about 10k miles.
Do you have 'speed cushions' near your house? Having had a chat with my cousin who has them in their estate, they cause track rod ends to go quickly as people ride over the cushion with wheels either side rather than over the top so pushing the tops of the wheels in and causing wear on the ends (or so his mechanic claims).
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10th February 2009, 10:41 PM
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Thank you for part numbers Mike -where is best place to get the HD 's from-Direct to M?
will be checking the quality of replacements to be fair the Euro car parts guy didn't argue and said they have 2Ok. warranty and would eXchaNge the failed ones I do have speed bumps or my journey every day but they stretch acoss the road, and arent the type you mean. That Said speed humps every day Can't be good thing ! Bang goes Stress free house move weekend then
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11th February 2009, 06:13 AM
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GSF do Mayle parts. Bilstein I can get frommy local parts factor but I am not at home till Monday.
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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#7
11th February 2009, 11:17 AM
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Not sure they will last to be fair, so off to the local Motor Factor at lunch to see what they have in store.. Thanks
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11th February 2009, 12:24 PM
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Got some QH ones from local car parts bloke - see how they fair! (he said that Euro carparts were starting to get a bad name quality wise as several people had been in with other steering and suspension failures from new parts)
In fact QH are now etching 'QH' onto their parts, as so many people keep selling spurious stuff and trying to pass it as QH!
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