Parts list for Chimaera 400, 450 and 500 - steering

 

Front anti roll bar bushes

Ford part number : 1632605 (£7.13 a pair)

 

Steering input shaft inner oil seal

Size 27/37/7 (£2.35)

 

Steering input shaft outer oil seal

B.S.L. number : DIN3760 R 23 (£1.70)

 

Power steering rack top pinion seal

BMW 20mmx30mmx5mm

 

Steering rack top oil seal

30 x 20 x 7

 

Steering rack gaiters

Alternative (10 mm shorter but good fit) mid 90's Toyota Camary & Celica

Ford Granada or Quinton Hazell Pt no QG 2300

Quinten Hazell QG1062 which is equivalent to SRG809 apparently.

 

Track Rods

Ford Scorpio  1995> Scorpio  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagram code:

5 Spindle Rod - Connecting (pair) 1 029 836

6 Gaiter 1 011 665

10 Clamp Hose  M19 3 758 079

9 Clamp Hose  M60X62 6 145 516

4 Spindle Rod Connecting (Track Rod End) RH - 5 030 221 LH - 5 030 222 11 Nut Lock 6 579 146

7 Actuator Assembly (speed sensitive steering only) 7 012 916

2 Rubber Insulator 6 180 930

3 Bolt, hex M12X85mm 1 010 014

 

Track Rod End

Mk2 Escort/Cortina Mk 3/4/5 - £5.72 exc. VAT.    Motaquip #VTR151

Lockheed/Delphi #TA687 (some doubt).     Q/H #QR1384S.     Unipart #GSJ388

Federal-Mogul (Moog) #FD-ES-0334.     Heavy duty tie rod ends: "Central Corporation" brand,(Japan)part no:2242686.

The ends are from a Rover SD1.

OE part no.: GSJ149     Quinton Hazell no.: QR1573S.     FirstLine: FTR4073.

Delphi AP: TA723.     Motaquip: VTR123.    Powertrain: PSTR19.     Sidem: 65230.

Swag: 182-300.     Veco: VB366.     (cross ref' taken from QH sources).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upper Ball Joint

Saab 900 - £20.75 exc. VAT.     Motaquip #VSJ388.     Q/H #QSJ1004S

Veco ball joints, part no VBO26.     Saab genuine part no:8993321

Saab 99 74-84, 90 84-85, 900 79.

 

Front lower ball joint

Jag items, as used on the XJ6, amongst others, part no.: CAC9937 and Quinton Hazel: QSJ1308S

You do need to 'modify' the new item.

To clear the welds on the wishbone, the edges of the flange on the ball joint are ground away at an angle. here are a couple of pics:    

 

Original Ball joint, note chamfer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Ball joint as you buy it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices range from £21 a pair to £30 each.

www.power-steering.co.uk  will do a full overhaul on Cerbera racks, with warranty, for £115

 

Chimaera steering and suspension