Steering arm Bolt wont do up! (Pics)

[chrispy.clio]

When i'm tightening up the nut, the bolt just keeps spinning. I have tryed clamping the smooth part but cant get a decent hold on it.

I'm sprayed penertrating stuff on it to loosen the nut but it hasnt really helped.

Can anyone help?

 

[James.f]

iirc you need to push the bottom end up, try using a bar then try and un-do ..

 

[SkidMarx]

If its got an allen key in the centre of the thread then hold that while tightening the nut with a spanner.

Or what i do is put a jack under the balljoint and jack it upta the hub, putting some pressure on the balljoint will stop it spinning. But just be carefull not to damage the balljoint in the process

 

[ditz]

put a trolley jack under it to push it back in to the hub.....

then do it back up,, loads of wd

keep working it backwards and forwards and eventually undo a tad more each time

 

[Luke.]

as above jack it up so it pushed in and then do it up!

 

[pip.]

It's a tapered joint. What holds it in place is the friction in the taper.

Take it apart and get all of that oil, grease and crap off of the taper and in the hole. It needs to be really clean.
If there is any damage on the taper, it needs to be GENTLY smoothed.
If the taper is not damaged, you should be able to tap it into the hole and it should hold, and then you vcan tighten it up or undo it, whatever you are doing.

 

[Henry]

it's a nylock nut, so it'll not spin off freely but you could wire brush the exposed threads, which'll help

after having removed it, the taper may have re-engaged in the hub and you might need to knock the pin out with a hammer. if it's particularly tight, put the nut back on a few turns and whack that, as you don't want to deform the threads on the head of the pin

ed. lol. it's an advice-fest!

 

[pip.]

Btw, you shouldn't reuse nyloc nuts.

 

[chrispy.clio]

Cheers Laddos.
Just had some grub so its time to go back outside and give it a bash

 

[chrispy.clio]

Wahey.
I jacked the ball joint up untill it reached the hub and it still span. So i cleaned all the grease and crap off and did it again and it worked. Good stuff.
New drive shaft is now in and theres no more clicking

 

[ditz]

wish you'd have said you were fitting a driveshaft you dont even have to undo that!