track rod ends ?

[webby1]

hi, i am building my sons mk1 escort estate but have run into probs with the steering rack / track rod ends. the rack is standard mk1 but the legs are mk2 coilovers with the fixed steering arms, for some reason the TRE's dont do up tight, i have tried to find out what ones i need but to no avail, do i need to change the rack for a mk2 item. if any body can help i would really appreciate it as i would like to have the car finished for when he returns from afghan so he can take it to ford fair.thanks.

[banarama]

im pretty sure you need rs 2000 ones mate,its a long time ago i did this. i think the tapered bit is thicker and they will do up tight, rather than move up and down in the hole

[over_head_cam]

IIRC Mk1 fiesta ones are the same, I had Mk2 legs on my Mk1. I'm sure I remember that they were colour coded and were 'green' (but as I'm old I might be wrong)

[w p e]

they are green for rs but aint a mk1 rack threads unf and mk2 rs metric? i'll check as im old aswell

[maizetina]

they are green for rs but aint a mk1 rack threads unf and mk2 rs metric? i'll check as im old aswell

 

 

yes they are unf and unc, i bought a mk1 escort rack only to discover the rack extenstions i had bought,only fit a mk2 rack so i then had to buy a mk2 rack, more money wasted