femster87
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 07:36 PM |
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tie rod ends
Stupid question alert,
I cannot seem to tighten the nut on the tie rod ends. the input shaft keeps spinning with the nut. Should it be like that? How do u tighten it
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austin man
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 07:41 PM |
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frip the shaft as you call it with stilsons. the steering arm is on a ball socket so will spin in some instances especially if the r is paint or rust
present
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 08:07 PM |
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If on the other hand you mean the nut on the taper pin, clean the pin and hole to take any grease/oil off and push it home into the tapered hole
while you tighten.
If you have other problems I would suggest the Robin Hood Owners Club forum might be the place to go.
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dmac
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 08:09 PM |
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Sometimes there is a hexagonal hole in the end for an allen key, if yours doesn't have one then tap it onto the taper with a mallet and that
should hold it tight enough to tighten the nut.
If you are really having trouble then take off the nyloc nut and use a standard nut to tighten the ball joint onto the taper, then replace the
standard nut with the nyloc.
Duncan
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femster87
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 08:25 PM |
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The tie rod is for the upper wishbone, in fits into a mushroom inserts so I cant grip it with a stilson.
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 09:21 PM |
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There maybe damage to the thread which is gripping the nut, it often happens when people use a hammer to release ball joints on road cars.
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