MEYLE has made further additions to its range of enhanced MEYLE HD tie rod end assemblies. The new additions are for BMW X5 and X6 Series models, Mercedes Benz M-Class models and Fiat 500L applications.

Tie rod ends suffer due to heavy weight and poor road conditions. 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 minimises 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

The new applications are:

• 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 which was formulated to minimise 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 say that MEYLE HD tie rod ends will significantly outlive their OE counterparts. Reflecting this, like all MEYLE HD parts, they come with an extended four-year guarantee.

MEYLE and MEYLE HD parts are available from stockist nationwide and are distributed in Ireland by Strongline Autoparts Limited. For more information call 01-462-4631.