ORD crossover drag link jam nuts

[Mastiff]

I was fussing with steering and found one of the jam nuts for the TRE on the drag link was loose. I'm curious how other people went about torquing those things. Is it okay for the TRE to torque against it maxing out its range of twist, or do you use a pipe wrench on the drag link, or what?

 

[skunked]

Pipe wrench on the drag link or tie rod.

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

I put a ratchet strap on the bend of the drag link and attached it to the frame. That just kept it from rotating while tightening. Its really a two person job unfortunately but indid it by myself and added some loctite. Next time I have it off im going to find some large nuts to weld onto it to give you something to turn against.