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07-24-2013, 05:11 PM
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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
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07-24-2013, 05:44 PM
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Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
THey might have packed the wrong size with your tie-rods. Parts store will have them.
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07-24-2013, 09:19 PM
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Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
are you turning them clockwise?....lol. prob the wrong size or they're not self tappers.......
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07-24-2013, 10:48 PM
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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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07-25-2013, 04:22 AM
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Re: Zerk fittings? Self tapping?
Mine were already tapped. Kinda odd
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08-02-2013, 04:36 AM
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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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