Refitting track rods and ball joints
Use the nut to pull the tapered stud home. Check that any parts you are not going to replace are undamaged before ordering replacements. Remove protective grease or other material from new parts. Compare them with the old ones to find which is left and which is right. Trying to screw on the wrong joint would damage both joint and rod. To refit a ball joint to a track rod, grease the thread and screw the joint into place, giving it exactly the same number of turns as when the…
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