Guest chris24 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 one of the rear tie bars on my mk4 escort snapped this morning and it was quite scary, the wheel now can be pushed from the front to the back of the arch and is really very loose, the scary part is that it snapped when i was doing about 10 miles an hour coming off a round about, about 5 mins after i came off the motorway where i was doing 70++, so i am concidering myself very lucky anyway the question is, is it just a bolt at either end and as easy to do as it looks and my usual guy cant get them but i've found a pair on good ol' Ebay for £50, doe's this sound about right? Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 nope its not nice and yes i broken 3 bars now all under brakeing ..... last one was at 60mph........... we put it down to polly bush and non ford bars so best advice is make sure you get ford only ones ......... and yes one bolt one end and nut the other easy fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tobys73 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 must be a common fault as i snapped 2 on my old mk3 cab, i thought i was just due to age and my driving lol but seems to be getting more common in mk3/4 cars, i got a couple in a scrappy that were in vgc but that was a while ago now, not checked with my supplier for my mk4 yet as im still doing the front but sounds not too bad a price but remember to renew the bushes when doing it as they are only a couple of quid and the are the same ones as the anti roll bar bushes on the track control arms if that helps any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jay Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 common problem had one snap on me couple of years ago on me mk3 cab as i got to the bottom of the mountain coming out of barmouth in the pitch black about 12 oclock at night, not good lol... believe it or not i drove the 100 miles home about 20 mph very carefully all the way back. feels like you,ve got 3 wheel steering lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sjc Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 just for future reference.....are the bars the same for tin tops and cabbies? just in case Im ever browsing and a pair comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris24 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 cheers for the replys chaps, gunna order them and hopefully have them for the weekend Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tobys73 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 just for future reference.....are the bars the same for tin tops and cabbies? just in case Im ever browsing and a pair comes up. yes m8 they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 never had this happen yet.....but seeing as you lot have it seems to be a common problem. so is it the polybushes making it worse in some cases tony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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