P38A Track rod Locking Nuts

Hiya Gents/Ladies I need a 2nd opinion..

The Locking nuts for the track rod ends is listed as "125nm" and "160nm" respectively

This sounds a bit meh!

Any thoughts?

H

Henry_b said:

Hiya Gents/Ladies I need a 2nd opinion..

The Locking nuts for the track rod ends is listed as "125nm" and "160nm" respectively

This sounds a bit meh!

Any thoughts?

H

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Are you fitting a new track rod on a Scania? TREs to steering knuckles on the P38 are 50 Nm 37 Lb Ft.

wammers said:

Are you fitting a new track rod on a Scania? TREs to steering knuckles on the P38 are 50 Nm 37 Lb Ft.

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That sounds about right. Pretty sure that's about what mine were. Nut was Nyloc too, I think.

Nyloc on mine ****part I think but had Indy chuck it on with exhaust for mot so not sure about torques.
125 sounds like when I’ve had titfull and things snap, that’s roadwheel bolt territory if you think about it.

Mine were rusted solid last year. We had to use acetylene heat to shift them to do the tracking.

IIRC, we had to wang them up to 70nm on Defender's after a safety recall. Imho, peeps were reusing nylocks, but claimed they hadn't and a lot backed off, so vehicles that couldn't support a castellated nut and spit pin needed the higher torque value.

Those sorts of values could easily sheer something with such a small diameter thread.

Cheers all!!

done now!

Just do em up tight FFS.

Col