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inner tie rod replaced, but no locking mechanism?

posted by  mentalystic on  Mon Apr 19 03:59 CST 2004
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I just did my inner tie rod ends and they came off with absolutley no indication of a locking mechanism. It's got the CAM rack. I went ahead and tightened them on with Locktite, but I'm kind of worried that I'm missing something that wasn't there in the first place.
thanks for the help...








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    inner tie rod replaced, but no locking mechanism?

    posted by  Philip on  Mon Apr 19 07:27 CST 2004
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    I replaced the tie rod ends on two of mine last summer. There was no
    notch so I used locktite. I figured that FCP Groton surely would not sell something that is a defective design. So far so good, but now I wonder...








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    inner tie rod replaced, but no locking mechanism?

    posted by  Five Bricks on  Mon Apr 19 04:37 CST 2004
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    There is no formal locking mechanism in the sense of a locknut or jam nut. There should be a washer with a tab that indexes with a notch in the rack end. Make sure that you reused the old ones. If you didn't, get a new set and install them befor you drive the car. Also, when you tighten the new tie rod, use a counterhold wrench on the last tooth on the rack.

    Good luck.
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