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1994 E150 new tie rod issue
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gooch mango
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Mar 24, 2012, 11:56 AM
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1994 E150 new tie rod issue
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I replaced the tie rod ends and center link (aka right inner tie rod end) on my 1994 Ford E150... a relatively simple job. It went well except for one kinda important thing -- I cannot get the retainer nut joining the left inner tie rod to the center link to tighten to torque specs (75 ft. lbs.). It tightened to about 20 ft. lbs. (a rough guess), and then the threaded post began turning, and the retaining nut can no longer get any tighter.  (It is on there far enough to get the cotter pin in.)
My question: Is it possible to pop off the back of the tie rod end (where the zerk fitting is) and put a wrench on the post, or will that just ruin the brand new tie rod?
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Discretesignals
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Mar 24, 2012, 12:04 PM
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So the joint is spinning when you go to tighten the nut? If that is the case one trick that I use is taking a large set of channel locks and squeezing the joint into the center link. The pressure should cause the joint to grip the hole it slides through, so you can tighten the nut without it spinning.
There might be other tricks and if there are I am interested in reading about them.
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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Mar 24, 2012, 12:06 PM)
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gooch mango
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Mar 24, 2012, 2:19 PM
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Hmmm... I think the post thing is tapered, so that just might work. And it'll be a heck of a lot easier than tearing open the backside of the joint. Thanks! I'll try that in the morning. 
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nickwarner
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Mar 24, 2012, 8:29 PM
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What I do on these, especially ones with difficulty to grip the bottom, is to pop it apart and take a center punch in your hole and on the taper of the joint. Peening it with the center punch gives it some grip and when you put it in its 99% effective to hold without spinning while you tighten it.
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gooch mango
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Mar 25, 2012, 7:20 AM
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And it'll be a heck of a lot easier than tearing open the backside of the joint. Huh?
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Hammer Time
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Mar 25, 2012, 7:24 AM
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Be thankful you didn't try that.
There is nothing inside there but the round, ball base that rotates in the encased housing that you were about to destroy.
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