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frog210 07-24-2013 05:11 PM
Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
 
I got my tie rods, but i cant install the zerk fittings,
it says there self tapping, but i cant get them in , i tried and screw them in the hole but it just spins on the top its not actually going in and threading itself
Thanks

geezer#99 07-24-2013 05:44 PM
Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
 
THey might have packed the wrong size with your tie-rods. Parts store will have them.

mooseknuckles 07-24-2013 09:19 PM
Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
 
are you turning them clockwise?....lol. prob the wrong size or they're not self tappers.......

frog210 07-24-2013 10:48 PM
Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
 
I tried turning them with pressure couldnt get none of them so I lightly tapped them in, and it worked
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INSIDIOUS '86 07-25-2013 04:22 AM
Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
 
Mine were already tapped. Kinda odd
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kjc292 08-02-2013 04:36 AM
Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
 
why not just tap the tie rod a thread or two just to get it started then once the zerk has two threads it should finish the tapping if it truely is self tapping.


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