Ball joint castle nuts and cotter pins

[Joe]

Originally Posted by Blues Power

just curious as this has nothing to do with your issue but TQ 50-90 is a very very wide margin.

usually its 5 or so either way but 40 sounds way wierd to me.

Such a wide range is normal with castle nuts. You go to the lowest torque, then check to see if the holes line up with the castellations. If not, you can keep tightening up to 40 ft/lbs more to get them aligned.

[GT289]

Originally Posted by awhtx

Castle nuts are available in both thin (short) like yours and in thick (tall) like you need. Take your short ones to an auto parts or fastener supply and tell them you need a tall one. If you can't find tall ones put a Grade 8 flat washer under the short ones.

Sometimes the sellers differentiate the taller ones as "slotted nuts."
Even a taller nut may not help the OP.....looks like quite a gap in his
photo. He may be stuck with using grade 8 washers.

ex-Global West GM
1991-1995

[LynnBob 65 Mustang]

Originally Posted by Blues Power

just curious as this has nothing to do with your issue but TQ 50-90 is a very very wide margin.

usually its 5 or so either way but 40 sounds way wierd to me.

It is actually 60-90, I miss spoke....

Lynn

[LynnBob 65 Mustang]

I got new taller castle nuts from the auto store. They worked fine.
Thanks for all the help,
Lynn