Doing up new ball joints

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by baz-r

pull it in with a plain nut then switch it for the nylock simples

In theory yes

The idea sort of goes down the drain after you have spent hours looking for a UNF plain nut .... Then you find one, just to find out that the ball joint maufacturer has used a Metric fine thread

Some manufactures have stuck with imperial threads & others have switched to metric fine.
Strange but True