MOT - Page 2

clivvy · 01-12-2009, 22:48

Ah well , there's the cost . 3spots of welding,priced up parts they are cheap enough (can't find drag links tho- just found that's the steering thing) plus labour to get all that done,can't see how that's gonna be cheap,still looks pretty gloomy to me .....

makeitfit · 01-12-2009, 22:54

Well if you can hold a spanner and turn it a bit all the front end is easy and the parts can be found on fleabay or scrap yard, eg shock bushes , drag links etc. As all these things, do you have the luv for your truck and some time for spannering

The welding IS the doo doo so have a word with Terra see if he can help as he offered

Deano3618 · 01-12-2009, 23:00

Good luck with mot my 99 terrano has just been wrote off after having a din dong with an 44 tonne truck but replacing it a 54 plate

clivvy · 01-12-2009, 23:17

Ok,I need to weigh it up,if i can get everything done,plus re mot for less that £300,that's great. I have no idea though,I costed the links etc less that £100,but can't find the drag links, I'd certainly have a go my self if it was worth it,I would have to have the welding done first I think....

makeitfit · 01-12-2009, 23:27

Drag links £6.50
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-MISTRAL...item3c9b7667f1
Drop links £15 pr
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-Terrano...item439bc2edaa
I bet terra has a few shock bushes

Welding is a more tricky thing to cost,but go back to the garage and save on a retest fee

clivvy · 02-12-2009, 11:05

i'm going to ring my other mechanic for a welding cost. the parts are very cheap BUT is this soemthing I can do myself? I have NEVEr done bushes, drop links etc, but I am fairly capable i think. I'm not the strongest of men, so this is my downfall, what can I epxect when changing these parts??

clivvy · 02-12-2009, 12:06

My other mech can't quote me on welding till he sees the car!

clivvy · 02-12-2009, 13:55

ok, so my mates girlfriends dad is a wrought iron gate maker, so welds, hes gonna ask him if he will take a look, i have fingers crossed that he can do it because this means i will be abel to repair the rest cheaply, and save the car, because if i cant, it has to go.

lacroupade · 02-12-2009, 14:09

Just do a search on here for swapping of droplinks etc Clivvy, some of those jobs are really a piece of pi55, even for an idiot like me. A basic set of spanners/sockets and an angle grinder to get the ends off the droplinks is about all you'll need. And afterwards you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

clivvy · 02-12-2009, 17:43

I'll give it a bash once I know the deal with the welding.one point tho,mech say the drag link is a right long price,nit just the small bit at the end,what does he mean?he seems to think that is expensive??

makeitfit · 02-12-2009, 23:38

Need to get a proper description then! The drag links as they're being called here are just a track rod end basicaly. IF however he means the steering control arm thing which is the long bar that goes across the car between the steering box and the steering idler then that is a few more squid but not what he said on the fail sheet.They're about £65 on the bay but then you wont need the TREs then

clivvy · 03-12-2009, 09:03

yes, that sounds like what he was SAYING, but its not on the failure sheet, so thats confusing? So does this "rod" come with the drag link attached? if so, I will source, £65 isnt quite as bad the "over a hundred quid" he was quoting, so thats the second biggest cost of the repair (still dont know about the welding...) thing is, how can the steering ROD/ARM have play in it? surely thats the links at the end??

clivvy · 03-12-2009, 09:20

just seen the steering rod on milners, £55, "not in until december" but is that the part? I dont think he has been clear enough, MOT says drag links, so how can that translate to the steering rod, are the drag links ATTATCHED? is that the problem? If so, fine, I'll buy the part, thats no big huge issue, certainly not worth making me feel like I have lost my 4x4 that i love.
steering rod
http://www.milneroffroad.com/img/pro...ages/10975.JPG

drag links/TRE's same thing?

http://www.milneroffroad.com/img/pro...ages/10339.jpg

can he mean ANYTHING else??

jims-terrano · 03-12-2009, 17:28

Can you not see the MOT bloke and get clarification?

Remember one thing, once the sills are fixed they wont go again for a long time to come if done right.

Jim T

cncfabs · 03-12-2009, 17:38

The steering rod at milners has been out of stock for months i sold a second hand one in october they said was due in 4 weeks then! but they are available now on ebay

01-12-2009, 22:48	#16
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	Ah well , there's the cost . 3spots of welding,priced up parts they are cheap enough (can't find drag links tho- just found that's the steering thing) plus labour to get all that done,can't see how that's gonna be cheap,still looks pretty gloomy to me .....

01-12-2009, 22:54	#17
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	Well if you can hold a spanner and turn it a bit all the front end is easy and the parts can be found on fleabay or scrap yard, eg shock bushes , drag links etc. As all these things, do you have the luv for your truck and some time for spannering The welding IS the doo doo so have a word with Terra see if he can help as he offered

01-12-2009, 23:00	#18
Deano3618 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Yorkshire Vehicle: 2004 terrano 2 lwb Posts: 19	Good luck with mot my 99 terrano has just been wrote off after having a din dong with an 44 tonne truck but replacing it a 54 plate

01-12-2009, 23:17	#19
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	Ok,I need to weigh it up,if i can get everything done,plus re mot for less that £300,that's great. I have no idea though,I costed the links etc less that £100,but can't find the drag links, I'd certainly have a go my self if it was worth it,I would have to have the welding done first I think....

01-12-2009, 23:27	#20
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	Drag links £6.50 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-MISTRAL...item3c9b7667f1 Drop links £15 pr http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-Terrano...item439bc2edaa I bet terra has a few shock bushes Welding is a more tricky thing to cost,but go back to the garage and save on a retest fee

02-12-2009, 11:05	#21
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	i'm going to ring my other mechanic for a welding cost. the parts are very cheap BUT is this soemthing I can do myself? I have NEVEr done bushes, drop links etc, but I am fairly capable i think. I'm not the strongest of men, so this is my downfall, what can I epxect when changing these parts??

02-12-2009, 12:06	#22
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	My other mech can't quote me on welding till he sees the car!

02-12-2009, 13:55	#23
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	ok, so my mates girlfriends dad is a wrought iron gate maker, so welds, hes gonna ask him if he will take a look, i have fingers crossed that he can do it because this means i will be abel to repair the rest cheaply, and save the car, because if i cant, it has to go.

02-12-2009, 14:09	#24
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	Just do a search on here for swapping of droplinks etc Clivvy, some of those jobs are really a piece of pi55, even for an idiot like me. A basic set of spanners/sockets and an angle grinder to get the ends off the droplinks is about all you'll need. And afterwards you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

02-12-2009, 17:43	#25
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	I'll give it a bash once I know the deal with the welding.one point tho,mech say the drag link is a right long price,nit just the small bit at the end,what does he mean?he seems to think that is expensive??

02-12-2009, 23:38	#26
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	Need to get a proper description then! The drag links as they're being called here are just a track rod end basicaly. IF however he means the steering control arm thing which is the long bar that goes across the car between the steering box and the steering idler then that is a few more squid but not what he said on the fail sheet.They're about £65 on the bay but then you wont need the TREs then

03-12-2009, 09:03	#27
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	yes, that sounds like what he was SAYING, but its not on the failure sheet, so thats confusing? So does this "rod" come with the drag link attached? if so, I will source, £65 isnt quite as bad the "over a hundred quid" he was quoting, so thats the second biggest cost of the repair (still dont know about the welding...) thing is, how can the steering ROD/ARM have play in it? surely thats the links at the end??

03-12-2009, 09:20	#28
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	just seen the steering rod on milners, £55, "not in until december" but is that the part? I dont think he has been clear enough, MOT says drag links, so how can that translate to the steering rod, are the drag links ATTATCHED? is that the problem? If so, fine, I'll buy the part, thats no big huge issue, certainly not worth making me feel like I have lost my 4x4 that i love. steering rod http://www.milneroffroad.com/img/pro...ages/10975.JPG drag links/TRE's same thing? http://www.milneroffroad.com/img/pro...ages/10339.jpg can he mean ANYTHING else??

03-12-2009, 17:28	#29
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Can you not see the MOT bloke and get clarification? Remember one thing, once the sills are fixed they wont go again for a long time to come if done right. Jim T

03-12-2009, 17:38	#30
cncfabs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: somerset Vehicle: terrano Posts: 1,947	The steering rod at milners has been out of stock for months i sold a second hand one in october they said was due in 4 weeks then! but they are available now on ebay