tightening track rod end

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frazeb
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tightening track rod end

Post by frazeb » 21 Jul 2012 10:30 pm

how do you tighten it fully, it just keeps spinning round

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Re: tightening track rod end

Post by bogbasic » 21 Jul 2012 11:55 pm

Hello, some some of the track rods have a bit with a hexagonal cross-section which you can pop a spanner onto but failing that then I guess mole-grips would do it or I think I used a whopping pair of water-pump spanners for mine.
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Re: tightening track rod end

Post by frazeb » 23 Jul 2012 08:47 pm

the answer to this problem if any one ever needs is to jack the track rod end up from the bottom

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Re: tightening track rod end

Post by Ride_on » 24 Jul 2012 11:53 pm

frazeb wrote:the answer to this problem if any one ever needs is to jack the track rod end up from the bottom
Thats the one! Aswell as clean the threads and lubricate.
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