For years, model variety among big and heavy vehicles has been on the increase. Tie rod ends, in particular, suffer from heavy weight and poor road conditions, which is why MEYLE has made further additions to its range of technically enhanced MEYLE HD tie rod end assemblies. Available immediately, the latest product range additions enable workshops to service BMW X5 and X6 Series models, Mercedes Benz M-Class models and Fiat 500L applications as well. Workshops and workshop customers also benefit from an extended four-year guarantee offered by Hamburg-based manufacturer MEYLE for its entire range of MEYLE HD parts.
MEYLE HD tie rod ends are available for more than 68 million vehicles. Featuring a larger ball head than OE designs, the MEYLE HD tie rod ends offer extra service life as a larger ball allows applied loads to be distributed across a much larger surface. This in turn minimizes the surface pressure acting on the ball joint’s plastic socket. Heavy SUV models and vehicles exposed to particularly bad road surface conditions benefit the most from these refinements. This is why the MEYLE engineers have applied the MEYLE HD principle also to tie rod ends that cater for the following applications:
- BMW: X5 (F15) (11/12-) and X6 (F16) (08/14-) (MEYLE no: 316 020 0034/HD and 316 020 0035/HD)
- Mercedes Benz: BM 163 (M-Class) (02/98-06/05) (MEYLE no.: 016 020 0001/HD and 016 020 0026/HD)
- Fiat: 500L (09/12-) (MEYLE no.: 216 020 0014/HD and 216 020 0013/HD)
The joints on all MEYLE HD tie rod ends use special high-performance grease that was formulated to minimize wear resulting from the heavy loads to which these parts are exposed. The compounds of the grease are fully compatible with the steel, plastic and rubber materials, which make up the joint, thereby ensuring uniform friction distribution across the entire load range.
Thanks to these improvements, MEYLE HD tie rod ends outlive their OE counterparts by far. This is why the tie rod ends come with an extended four-year guarantee, as do all MEYLE HD parts.
To learn more about the MEYLE HD principle, visit the “MEYLE TV” YouTube channel where the “MEYLE Mechanics” have dedicated an entire video to this topic: https://youtu.be/hv31JjJvNv4.
