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#1 ilmung

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Posted 26 May 2020 - 09:14 PM

In the near future  I have to install the adjustable tie-rods .I just ask me how much I have to tight ( torque ) the nut on the rubbers side ?


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Posted 26 May 2020 - 09:20 PM

all in the stuck topics.please note that this is the torge after the nut/washer has bottomed out on the tie bar shoulder.

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Posted 27 May 2020 - 12:23 PM

Hi thanks for die info !

But can you explain more in detail what you mean with "the nut/washer has bottomed out"



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Posted 27 May 2020 - 12:34 PM

Look at the tie rod. The thread is not the whole way along. There is a stop/shoulder the nut/washer needs to reach this and then be tightened. Harder bush materials can mean that people don’t actually tighten the nut cirrectky.



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Posted 27 May 2020 - 01:20 PM

Perfect , thanks !






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