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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 03:52 PM
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Default Sway Bar Link Nuts Keep Coming Loose

I have a 4.5 inch lift, with link disconnects. The nut that holds the upper link to the sway bar keeps coming loose, and I even lost a few. I have tried loctite, they still come loose eventually. What other options are there to keep these guys tight?
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:07 PM
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Is there enough room to double nut them ?
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:10 PM
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Double nuts hold mine together well:

Tighten one against the outher
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:35 PM
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Nylock nuts....................... Problem solved.
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Corky
Is there enough room to double nut them ?
not really. Could get a second one on halfway.
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DustyWagoneer
Nylock nuts....................... Problem solved.
gonna give these a try. Just can’t find why flange nuts with loctite won’t work.
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Lynn Gräber
not really. Could get a second one on halfway.
Look at the image I posted, and you'll see that I used a thin nut on the bottom and placed the aircraft nut on the top of a Rubican Express sway bar link
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Very Red XJ
Look at the image I posted, and you'll see that I used a thin nut on the bottom and placed the aircraft nut on the top of a Rubican Express sway bar link
i did. The ones in question on mine are not the ones on top, but on the back side I d what you’ve shown. Holding the ball joint tight.
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 06:58 PM
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I guess I’m kinda wondering why loctite isn’t working. Can it not withstand the vibration?
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Originally Posted by Lynn Gräber
i did. The ones in question on mine are not the ones on top, but on the back side I d what you’ve shown. Holding the ball joint tight.
Yes, that bolt would have to be replaced with a longer one to get two nuts on it - fortunately mine have not come loose unlike the one on top which caused me to place two there - but I'll now know to keep an eye on mine

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