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Old 4th May 2021, 09:05   #12
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Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model.

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy View Post
A pair of large Mole grips will hold the shaft whilst you tighten ...
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Originally Posted by Heddy View Post
... hold the rod with mole grips until the nut bites down.
Thanks for the suggestion guys but I'm afraid it won't work. The shaft/rod is connected to the joint socket. The ball will still be free to turn as tightening the nut is attempted.

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... using a cone spanner.
I've never heard of a cone spanner but then I haven't fiddled with pedal bikes for rather a long time. I will look into that one, thanks Alan.

The potential problem with a crow's foot spanner is its width. The top nut lies in a shrouded recess which makes any open ended spanner difficult to use.

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