>the fourth [an inner] would not because the shaft would turn. I would
have thought the shaft would seat tightly
>enough in the center tie-rod holes to take some torque. The manual does
not specify any torque on these, but the nut >on one side is further about
two or three turns more on the shaft than the other. They have new nyloc
nuts and flat >washers. On the tight side there is nearly a full thread
out of the nut. On the looser side, the nut is flush with >the end of the
shaft.
You need to hold the pin of the tie rod hard into the hole so it locks
enough to tighten up that nut. Might even need someone else to push it in
while you turn the nut.
Flush with the end of the shaft is definately not tight!
Regards,
David Robertson
1961 Thunderbird
1978 Triumph 2500S
1974 Triumph Spitfire
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