[TR] Tightening tie-rod end

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Wed Jun 2 09:04:02 MDT 2010


> What the trick for stopping the ball from spinning?

One trick is to use a plain nut instead of a Nyloc to initially seat the
taper.  Torque it down, then remove it and install the Nyloc.

Or, what I usually do is stick a big pry bar between the tie rod end and
whatever is convenient, to force the taper together long enough to tighten
the nut.

Randall


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