Hi all Just replacing the tie rods & drag link on my 71 bay. The new ones have nyloc nuts rather than the OEM castlated nuts and split pins. What torque should I set the nyloc nuts to? Thx.
From "Without Guesswork, VW 1972" If you are not using castellated nuts, just torque them up to the setting.
Yes, the method of locking the nut doesn't change the torque needed to hold the joint in place. The pin or nylon is just a backstop. It's at the point where the bolt just starts to stretch in an elastic fashion, and the taper on the ball joint locks into the hole. But with fresh Nylocks even if they come a bit loose it's almost impossible for them to continue to come undone completely before you notice the wobble, while if a pin goes missing, a loose nut is free to vanish. As @snotty says, the torque required is tight..
