> Since the tops of the new nylon steering pins are flat
> circles and not hex, I take it the only way to hold them
> still while ratchetng the nut down is with vise-grips?B Just
> checking before I bugger the tops up.
I haven't tried the Delrin ones yet, but what I did for the brass/SS ones
was to grind some flats on the pin head, so I could hold it with an open end
wrench. Grabbing with vise grips is a bad idea, IMO, as you may create a
burr that would dig into the bushing and damage it or create friction.
Another route would be to start with an ordinary nut (rather than Nyloc).
Then friction should hold the pin enough to torque down the nut and lock the
taper. Then you can remove the standard nut and replace it with the Nyloc.
Randall
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