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Originally Posted by Tetsu69
Hi,
Thank you very much for elaborating.
When you did this fix, did you need very high torque to turn this bolt?
I have similar noise since I changed suspension.
I asked my mechanic to turn this bolt but he said he couldn’t turn because bolt is too sticky. I want to know if this is because the bolt is just rusty or actual mechanical stop.
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Hi. I recall it being a bit stiff to move initially.
The threaded disc that the nut is bonded to/part of, compresses a spring that tensions a thrust piece; if it was tightened to the point of being a mechanically locked, then you would struggle to move the steering wheel.
I recommend that your mechanic uses a chalk pen to mark the current position of the threaded disc, and then slackens it off to break any corrosion, then tries to tighten further. Doing this means that there is no way that he can cause any damage.