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Old 8th January 2010, 10:44 AM
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Hi Andy

Thanks for your input, I certainly would not have it sorted without you. Another Q to educate me, if the thread part of the rack is going to be fully locked into the extention part, should not the locking nut be on the track rod ends?

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Old 8th January 2010, 01:35 PM
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I got locking nuts both sides of the extension
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Old 8th January 2010, 01:57 PM
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I definatly think you need lock nuts on the extension and the TRE.

Without the lock nut on the TRE the Extension + Rach end will spin and could alter the track, or at worst wind out and drop off.

I say 2 IMO..

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Old 8th January 2010, 02:32 PM
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guess i need to go & adjust my nuts then

good point TT, cheers

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Old 8th January 2010, 04:39 PM
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Not that there is any harm in having a nut either side of the extension but surely if the tre is done up tight into the extension and then screwed onto the rack then a locknut is butted up to that, then nothing can move?

If you did use one on both ends there must be the same chance that the locknut would come loose compared to the tre coming loose from the extension without a locknut?

Totally agree that you need a locknut on rack side to lock adjustment but i always thought the extension in effect creates a long tre that is tight and never moves. Then everything is adjusted on the rack side

Not saying im correct or anyone is wrong its just my take on it

I was gonna put a drop of loctite on the tre to extension for good measure then just use locknut on the rack threads as normal

Maybe somebody with knowledge of how westfield and the likes do it to clear up wether we need to fit them or not
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Old 8th January 2010, 05:38 PM
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I think you're spot on there Mark, we are worrying too much and going stir crazy with this cold spell we're all going through......

My extensions are screwed on tight onto the tre then a lock nut the other side of the extension which really just keeps everything tight and steering rigid, Its done 4k and has been fine. If something did start to loosen you would notice straight away on the steering and toe in/out on the wheels.

Have a good weekend all......We are getting loads more snow up here at the mo......

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well, i went & looked at my car ( at saturn premises) & to be honest there doesn,t seem enough free thread left for me to put a half nut at either end of the extension ,

so if the TRE is attached to the front upright... then the extenson screwed tight to the TRE then the lock nut tight up to the extension then nothing can undo, can it?

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ps.... spud....i,ve just got home... nearly an hour to do 11 miles
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Well done, would have been quicker with the dogs. Just about to leave now so should be fun...
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