Ionstorm66 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 So I got my spare axle in the car and when I went to tighten my tie rod end, the threads in the nuts stripped out. I just installed it about 2 months ago, and this is only the first time I've had it off. I thought it was odd that they had nylon lock nuts and not castle nuts. At least if it had a castle nut, the pin would keep the nut from coming off if the hit stripped. https://youtu.be/kDfE9IB5CWU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Subaru only on tie rods. Subaru tie rods never fail and often last the life of the vehicle. I don't do this, but I'd have zero worries about using a used Subaru tie rod but I would with an aftermarket. A tie rod failure is not something you ever want to happen while driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrgvanman Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I have never seen nylocks used on tie rods, just castle nuts,that is really concerning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionstorm66 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, lrgvanman said: I have never seen nylocks used on tie rods, just castle nuts,that is really concerning. Yeah until I get replacements I used a pair of oe castle nuts stacked and blue loctite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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