Tie-rod replacement question |
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Tie-rod replacement question |
SKL1 |
May 30 2016, 04:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,608 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Replacing tie-rods after getting the new ones discussed here elsewhere.
Working on the first one on driver's side- when turning the castellated nut on top the whole thing turns. Thought about trying to put some pressure on the shaft with vise grips but the shaft and nut still turn as a unit... Any ideas? I'm stuck before I've almost gotten started! |
914_teener |
May 31 2016, 05:02 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,205 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
You know......after a tiny bit of thought...my turbo kit used a castlated nut and cotter pin. I bought the kit almost more than a year ago from PMB. Couple of things crossed my mind using a jam or nylock nut. First is that you can't get a reliable torque setting using a nut like that and referencing a factory value. The other is that while the nut won't have a tendency to back off and get loose....I.d sleep better knowing there is a cotter pin there and or at least checking them from time to time if I was aggressively driving the car a lot.
Just saying. |
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