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10th April 2013, 12:16 AM
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Transit Drag link nut really tight
What the deal with the adjuster nut on the front top ball joint which I believe are transit drag links. Looks like the nut has the threads pinched over in 4 locations and it's making it ridiculous to thread it onto the balljoint threads and is actually flatting off the top of the threads as I put it on. Is this normal?
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10th April 2013, 12:24 AM
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Mine were the same. I assumed they are to stop them coming loose. They were very tight and needed to be held with the vice.
David
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10th April 2013, 12:33 AM
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Thanks for putting my mind at easy. Feels wrong putting them on! I was going to message you actually. iirc you're using the ford escort track rod ends with 1.6 front hubs aren't you. Have you noticed that they don't fit? If I'm right I have come up with a solution but it's not for the faint hearted, let me know and I'll put up pictures and explain what I've done.
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10th April 2013, 01:09 AM
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David
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Click to see my build photos on Flikr http://www.flickr.com/photos/67112582@N03/ Saturn MX5 Based Chassis, Limited Slip Diff & 2.4 Quick Rack. Build cost.... seems to be spending more on tools than car bits at the moment! (they will be handy in the future though). Car iva'd and passed 15/08/2014. Finished weight 572kg.
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11th April 2013, 12:45 AM
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11th April 2013, 01:40 AM
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Are they called pinch nuts?
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Click to see my build photos on Flikr http://www.flickr.com/photos/67112582@N03/ Saturn MX5 Based Chassis, Limited Slip Diff & 2.4 Quick Rack. Build cost.... seems to be spending more on tools than car bits at the moment! (they will be handy in the future though). Car iva'd and passed 15/08/2014. Finished weight 572kg.
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12th April 2013, 11:32 AM
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1/2 nuts are easier to put on, take off, and adjust
The track rod won't come off as you would need to rotate the whole thing in the wishbone The nut on the taper which should be inside the dummy strut should be a locknut or pinned
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