Tuba-dude, you need to heat them cherry with your oxy-acetylene torch and
it'll spin off for you very nicely.

Alternatively, you can use your MIG to get it cherry by welding a big blob
to one of the flats on the nut.  You can grind that blob off after you've
got it off.

PS Hey, Tak finally resigned from L & M and Rino's brother Victor is doing
the brass repairs.

On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 8:03 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> This is for an '81 Westy.
>
> This ball joint nut is really stuck:
>
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TieRodNutMark.jpg/TieRodNutMark-full;init:.jpg
>
> Any guesses as to why there is a notch on the nut? To keep it from
> coming loose?
>
> And just to double check: both tie rod outer ends are RH threads
> correct? (sure looks like it)
>
> I have a spare steering rack and could try swapping tie rods complete,
> but pointers on getting this nut loose would be *most* welcome. I
> tried: penetrating oil, cleaned threads, put tie rod in vice + pounded
> on end of wrench to "shock" nut loose.
>
> TIA,
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27