You must use an Archimedes (long lever) to wedge in there and force the
taper firmly into contact, then tighten the nut.

At 07:12 PM 08/24/2002, you wrote:

>okay, its late on a saturday night, and i want to go home, but...
>
>I replaced the pass. side ball joints today, lower one was a bear, but i got
>it. Now, on the reassembly, I can't get the locknut to tighten on the upper
>ball joint. It just spins with the shaft, won't spin independently to
>tighten. I've tried everything I could think of, twice, no dice. HELP!
>
>thanks,
>Jeff