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04/07/2021 8:50 am
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Maybe a stupid question, How do you torque the Jam Nut when replacing an outer tie rod?
elbow grease until its tight?
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04/07/2021 2:41 pm
I always just tightened them with a large wrench. But if you wanted to adhere to the exact torque specs you could buy a crowfoot adapter for your torque wrench.
There's a right way and a wrong way of positioning the adapter on the wrench so you get an accurate reading.
It has to be positioned at a 90 degree angle to the wrench so it doesn't change the distance between the nut and the center of the handle.
Here's a guy showing the wrong way and the right way, using a torque wrench calibration tool, to illustrate the difference.
https://youtu.be/tv_KHH55qdQ?t=161
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04/07/2021 2:45 pm
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Thank you!