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Old 01-22-2014, 01:57 PM
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So im stumped.. i installed a drag link flip kit. Install was easy/straight forward. However the nut will not stay tight on the ball joint... i thought maybe it was a defect in the threading so i got another one and the same issue. Anyone have this problem?
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Old 01-22-2014, 02:17 PM
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What brand? My buddy cross threaded his by accident and got a replacement. Are you able to get the cotter pin lined up and through it?
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is the tapered pin fully seated in the knuckle adapter? If its no fully seated, the pin will rotate and you will never get the nut properly tightened. You also need to use a cotter pin on the castle nut to keep it from backing off
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Originally Posted by D_engel
is the tapered pin fully seated in the knuckle adapter? If its no fully seated, the pin will rotate and you will never get the nut properly tightened. You also need to use a cotter pin on the castle nut to keep it from backing off
theres no spot for a cotter pin. And i have the tapered sleeve set in but its stlll gets loose after driving/turning
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No cotter pin hole? which draglink and tie rod end are you using?
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Originally Posted by Monte417
No cotter pin hole? which draglink and tie rod end are you using?
rough country
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Yet another win for rough country.
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
Yet another win for rough country.
Safety is overrated Dirtman, those cotter keys just add extra weight and throw off the balance of the tires haha.

Sigh RC, sigh. Please higher engineers asap.
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Loctite???
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^^ or a jam nut or a tack weld.
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