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| Author: | MoblMec [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Heim ends |
Ok I went with heim ends on my tie rods but I have 2 questions!!! The heims I got did not have jam nuts on them. Are these just regular nuts that I can get at a hardware store? What do I do were it ties to arm at the spindle do I drill the taper out to 5/8 and use a 5/8 bolt or is there ther a tapered specal bolt? Thanks MoblMec Tim |
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| Author: | Baddvw [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heim ends |
You cannot get the jam nuts at the hardware store, you will need to get them from wherever you got the joints at and I drilled mine out all the way with 5/8" drill bit and use grade 8 bolt with nylocks. |
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| Author: | gasman [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heim ends |
Baddvw wrote: You cannot get the jam nuts at the hardware store, you will need to get them from wherever you got the joints at and I drilled mine out all the way with 5/8" drill bit and use grade 8 bolt with nylocks. well whatever brand those nylocks was didnt last long at wellsville  lol,bet you carry a spare 5/8 bolt now.chad 
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heim ends |
^^As above, we drilled our spindles out to 18mm though as we're using 18mm with top hats inserted to get enough travel. |
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| Author: | Baddvw [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heim ends |
gasman wrote: well whatever brand those nylocks was didnt last long at wellsville lol,bet you carry a spare 5/8 bolt now.chad I used to have regular nuts with lock washers at the time and now uses nylocks, that part sucks when the arm fell off the spindle 
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heim ends |
I used to nylock + locktite everything when we had the old veedub in, that thing used to shake bolts loose just from the engine vibes I oughta have bought shares in locktite the amount of times this car's been apart.... |
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| Author: | gasman [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Heim ends |
got lucky one buggy out of 15 had 5/8 bolt and nut to fix it though at least we got you back on the trail lol.chad
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