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Mk2 Escort tie rod
joneh - 14/11/14 at 06:04 PM

Anyone know the thread of the nyloc nut on the tie rod end in a mk2 escort rack?

Doesn't seem to be M10 or 3/8 but somewhere in between ???


snapper - 14/11/14 at 08:19 PM

5/16"
Possibly
May also be a thread pitch issue
Someone with a Haynes Escort manual could help


joneh - 14/11/14 at 08:25 PM

Yeah looks like a finer thread.

Thanks!
Jon


radom - 14/11/14 at 08:28 PM

M10x1.25


snapper - 14/11/14 at 08:35 PM

Sorry probably 7/16" but as I said
Old Haynes will tell all


britishtrident - 14/11/14 at 10:12 PM

Depends entirely on which ball joint manufacturer made the part.


rusty nuts - 14/11/14 at 11:54 PM

Invest in a set of Verviers,a pitch gauge and a Zuess chart, that way you will find the correct thread size/pitch for anything you will ever need to find


Furyous - 15/11/14 at 09:24 AM

I asked this exact question recently. I had two different pairs of nuts that would only fit on one set of either the tie rod ball joint or the upright ball joint. I ended up taking them to a bolt shop who measured the threads. It turned out the nuts just had shagged threads and all four were M12 x 1.5.

So given that mine are M12 and yours are near M10, I'd go with what britishtrident said.