Front sway bar end links not bolting?

[MarshRam]

Call me stupid, but this nut will not screw on any further and needs to go down about twice as far to get secured.

It threads on by hand to that point in the picture and then it is done. This is happening on both sides. All threads are good on the bolts and end links. What am I missing here?

 

[BOWERSFJ]

Might be some sort of lock nut ? Maybe supposed to be wrench tighten from that point on ... Just a guess


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[MarshRam]

Might be some sort of lock nut ? Maybe supposed to be wrench tighten from that point on ... Just a guess


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After about 30 minutes of slowly working them on and off I could finally get them down to where they will need to go. They were still extremely hard to tighten down and then back out all the way to the end.

If I were any stronger I probably would have snapped the bones in my own hands threading these bolts. It's going to be even more difficult to actually get the bar mounted tomorrow, but I am confident I can get it. For now, resting my hands, damn they hurt. Absolutely rediculous.

 

[FF1899]

They are lock nuts if you have a problem put a socket on the hex end of the link and spin the nut with a wrench