[TR] Tightening tie-rod end

John Herrera jrherrera90 at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 2 08:50:37 MDT 2010


> I am attempting to tighten the tie-rod ends to the steering arm on the
> suspension.
> After a while, the nut gets just tight enough to start turning the ball
inside
> the ball joint, preventing me from getting any real torque.
>
> What the trick for stopping the ball from spinning?


First use a plain nut to tighten the taper into the arm. Then remove the plain
nut and install the fibre lock nut.



John H.


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