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graememk - 3/1/07 at 08:19 PM

ooor er

ok just ordering some nuts and bolts off ebay what size are the castle nuts on the track rod ends, as i want to replace them with nylocks, unf ?

the ones on the steering rack wishbone end

[Edited on 3/1/07 by graememk]


mistergrumpy - 3/1/07 at 08:21 PM

Upper front wishbone TRE? Thats M18 1.5 fine


big_wasa - 3/1/07 at 09:01 PM

Just use thread lock mate


graememk - 3/1/07 at 09:07 PM

well whilst sva proofing my car i have a nylock one side and a castle the other lol and whilst i was ordering some stainless nuts and bolts i might as well do them all


t.j. - 3/1/07 at 09:35 PM

MK2 rack = M14 as far as i know


flak monkey - 3/1/07 at 09:42 PM

You mean the nut on the end of the taper into the upright dont you? They tend to vary between manufacturers, but mine are imperial. If you can get a vernier and measure the thread OD and pitch i can tell you what thread it is likely to be.

David