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 Before reassembly, we greased the tie rods, and then replaced the boots. The castellated nuts were bead-blasted, tapped, and painted Testors silver after installation. To make our lives easier, we used a die on the tie-rod threads as well. If you are planning to do your own assembly on your Mustang, we highly recommend a tap-and-die set. Though not visible in this shot, there were pink marks at both holes for the inner tie rods.
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Before reassembly, we greased the tie rods, and then replaced the boots. The castellated nuts were bead-blasted, tapped, and painted Testors silver after installation. To make our lives easier, we used a die on the tie-rod threads as well. If you are planning to do your own assembly on your Mustang, we highly recommend a tap-and-die set. Though not visible in this shot, there were pink marks at both holes for the inner tie rods.  View Related Article

 

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