Track rod end boot question
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:48 pm
Hi all,
I've just replaced some of the wheel studs on my 2-door and thought, while I was there, that I'd swap out a dodgy-looking track rod end boot. I've successfully taken off the old locknut, broken the taper, removed and replaced the boot and tightened the whole thing up with a new locknut.
I have a couple of questions - one trivial and one more important - that I hope someone can help me with.
First (and least important) - it took me AGES to get the top circlip into the right place. Is there a trick/clever special tool for this - I'm sure it can't be that hard!
Second, and something I'm keen to know for safety reasons - is there any way of knowing how tight to do up the locknut? I've done it up as tight as I can while stopping the steering from moving with my free hand - is that enough or should some more elaborate method be used to get it tighter?
Thanks in anticipation!
-Tom
I've just replaced some of the wheel studs on my 2-door and thought, while I was there, that I'd swap out a dodgy-looking track rod end boot. I've successfully taken off the old locknut, broken the taper, removed and replaced the boot and tightened the whole thing up with a new locknut.
I have a couple of questions - one trivial and one more important - that I hope someone can help me with.
First (and least important) - it took me AGES to get the top circlip into the right place. Is there a trick/clever special tool for this - I'm sure it can't be that hard!
Second, and something I'm keen to know for safety reasons - is there any way of knowing how tight to do up the locknut? I've done it up as tight as I can while stopping the steering from moving with my free hand - is that enough or should some more elaborate method be used to get it tighter?
Thanks in anticipation!
-Tom