I use a regular nut (not the nyloc nut supplied) to tighten down the
taper. The nyloc nut has so much friction that the joint will spin.
With a regular nut it should tighten down easily (you may have to press
down on the joint while you are doing this), and when the joint is
firmly in place I take the regular nut off, and then put the nyloc nut
on.
I have used this method several times and has worked fine.
steve
Rodney Orr wrote:
>
> At risk of displaying my lack of mechanical knowledge, how do I stop the
> tapered shaft from rotating while trying to tighten down a ball joint
> (outer tie-rod to steering arm)?
> Thanks,
> Rod. '70 TR6 CC55899L
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Steve Chandler - Chandler-O'Bagy Associates stevec@rtd.com
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