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[TR] Tightening tie-rod end

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Subject: [TR] Tightening tie-rod end
From: "Guy D. Huggins" <guy@genfiniti.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 08:19:07 -0500
All,

I am attempting to tighten the tie-rod ends to the steering arm on the
suspension.
After a while, the nut gets just tight enough to start turning the ball inside
the ball joint, preventing me from getting any real torque.

What the trick for stopping the ball from spinning?



Cheers,

Guy D. Huggins
1965 Triumph TR4A
CTC 63569LO

Online project diary at http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph

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