NCT Fail/Refusal - 01 Honda Accord - Steering Linkage

RayCon · 03-03-2014 3:02pm #1

Hi ..
Had my 01 Honda Accord for it's NCT today and it failed for :

Steering Linkage (43) / Locking Devices / Missing / Offside Front.

NCT guy said it was missing a small self locking gromit ? ... Told me to get one, pop it in and bring it back for a quick visual then my cert would be issued to me ....

.... now , anybody got any idea what it is Im supposed to go and get and will I get one in a Motor Factors ?

Any help - greatly appreciated - thanks.

RayCon · 03-03-2014 5:08pm

OK ... so it was a split pin that was missing ... got one in my local Motor Factor for €0.20 ... now I just have to figure out where it's missing from !

dougie-lampkin · 03-03-2014 5:35pm

Presumably the ball joint on the O/S track rod? Have a look at this image, you can see the hole in the ball joint where the split pin goes and slots into the castle nut. It might be worth checking the nut for torque also, as without a split pin there's nothing stopping it from loosening.

Land_Range_Rover_Classic_Discovery_Defender_Tie_Rod_End_Ball_Joint_A.jpg

Land_Range_Rover_Classic_Discovery_Defender_Tie_Rod_End_Ball_Joint_A.jpg

That's off a Defender, but an Accord has an identical arrangement on the ball joint.

RayCon · 03-03-2014 6:41pm

Thanks a lot ... I'll take a look tomorrow during daylight

RayCon · 05-03-2014 11:07am

All sorted ... fresh NCT cert sitting in the window - thanks gain.

NCT Fail/Refusal - 01 Honda Accord - Steering Linkage

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