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Sorry, one other question on this please - the front nuts on tie bars themselves look to be nyloc nuts, so I'm thinking I'd better replace them. But I can't quite tell from measurements whether the bar is 18 or 19mm. Anyone know for sure? Either way it looks to have a fine thread (pitch 1.5 mm). Anyone know for sure? By the way, I think the lower arm bolts for the tie bars are M12 rather than M14, which doesn't fit the hole. Thanks

Thanks for checking Craig, I'll head down to my local nut and bolt monger.

Thanks Craig. I guess they'll be high tensile because there's quite a lot of vibration going on?

Hello all, Time to replace my tie bar bushes. But the two bolts that go into the suspension lower arm look like they've been at the bottom of a swamp, and I'm not confident of getting them off in one piece. I'll use heat etc. before resorting to cutting them - but are replacements available? I can't find anything online, although nearby things like the anti roll bar connecting links can be had. Thanks!

Wow that was fast! Thanks Craig (and I hope you're well!) Neil

Hello all, I'm overhauling my brakes and am a bit confused by what the Mk4/5 manual says, which is: "the differential valve assembly was fitted to early Cortina models and has now been superseded by a brake pressure control valve. The removal and fitting... is similar.. but the brake pressure control valve is a sealed unit." There's a nice drawing of the valve, with 5 brake lines going in / out. But I can't find it anywhere on my car (a 1980 2 litre). All I have from the 3-pipe master cylinder is front left, front right and rear. Was the valve only fitted to certain models, as hinted at by other threads on here? Or phased out quite quickly?? Thanks for any advice. Neil

Hello all, If you like reading about Cortinas as well as owning them, you might be interested in around 65 articles I’ve taken out of various classic car magazines over the years. All Mks are covered. Restorations, modifications, development stories, interviews, service guides, buyers guides – they’re all in there. Ford Cortina – all version - Over 60 original classic car magazine articles | eBay (I’m also selling a stack of Capri and Escort articles, plus various Ford brochures)

Hi all, I've just put a Mk3/4/5 jacking point on Ebay if anyone's interested. I bought it for my car, but decided in the end not to fit it. Ford Cortina Mk3, Mk4 or Mk5 front jacking point near side / left hand side | eBay

Hi all, I'm selling an absolutely mint 1973 handbook and optional extras brochures on Ebay if anyone is interested: Vintage Ford Cortina Mk3 owners handbook and accessories brochure October 1973 | eBay Cheers, Neil

Hi all, If you enjoy reading about Cortinas as well as playing with them, you might be interested in this Ebay listing - I'm selling a bunch of articles from various classic car magazines on Cortinas and Granadas. The list of articles is in the description: 29 classic car magazine articles: Ford Granada and Cortina, 1960s to 1970s | eBay (I'm also selling a collection of articles about various Fords of the 50s and 60s) Cheers, Neil

Yep, Ford were always very good at that sort of thing - certainly better than BMC anyway. Thanks Craig

Hi all, I finally got round to replacing the fuel flexi hoses on my 2l Mk5. I’d bought ethanol-proof hose of two sizes (8mm and 6mm, sender and return), but now that I’ve got the old ones off I see that the metal pipes on the sender unit itself are both 8mm. That isn’t what I had expected (or what I'd read here), and it’s different to a replacement sender unit I bought a while back. Did they change the spec of sender units at some point? Mine is a 1980 Mk5. Cheers

Yes, definitely dgo - thanks. That's one of the reasons for replacing them, the other being that the fuel sender's leaking (again) and the hoses at that end looked a bit threadbare when I went underneath. Tigdlo - thanks, I hadn't clocked those short pieces, I'll do those too.

Brilliant - thank you!

Thanks John