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Old 05-08-2012, 07:43 PM
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need tie rod help

i had my tie rods done by sum idiot again...i always find dumb mechanics

here's what they look like on both sides....i know the tie rod end isnt suppose to be exactly right next to the nut....

anyone know how many full turns u do when putting on the outer to the innner?


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Originally Posted by sammydragon3
i had my tie rods done by sum idiot again...i always find dumb mechanics

here's what they look like on both sides....i know the tie rod end isnt suppose to be exactly right next to the nut....

anyone know how many full turns u do when putting on the outer to the innner?
sammydragon3, that jam nut is designed to abut the outer tie rod.

Its purpose is to keep the inner tie rod from unduly rotating at the rack, thereby inadvertently altering toe.

What prompted your post?



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Originally Posted by splinter
sammydragon3, that jam nut is designed to abut the outer tie rod.

Its purpose is to keep the inner tie rod from unduly rotating at the rack, thereby inadvertently altering toe.

What prompted your post?



its just cause this mechanic completely changed the nut and the outer tie rod... i had complenty of alignments and they never changed it from the factory

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