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https://oldsite.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl Omega Help >> Omega General Help >> urgent help! https://oldsite.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1297508638 Message started by the_omega_man on 12. Feb 2011 at 11:03

Title: urgent help!
Post by the_omega_man on 12. Feb 2011 at 11:03

just changed steering idler arm, came off no problems but when istarted fitting the new one i couldn't do up the nut to the inner tie rod it just keeps spinning the bolt aswell as the nut. will it be safe to drive as its done up a bit?

Title: Re: urgent help!
Post by TheBoy on 12. Feb 2011 at 11:12

No.

Put a jack under the balljoint and pump up jack JUST enough that its under load, then you will find nut will tighten :y

Title: Re: urgent help!
Post by the_omega_man on 12. Feb 2011 at 11:32

thank you sooo much worked a treat!

Title: Re: urgent help!
Post by TheBoy on 12. Feb 2011 at 11:40

the_omega_man wrote on 12. Feb 2011 at 11:32:

thank you sooo much worked a treat!

You're welcome :)