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| underthetire |
 May 28 2010, 12:42 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California  |
Had a clunk when turned sharp. Thought I better look, found the spanner nut on both front struts not tightened down. I tightened them with the proper spanner wrench TIGHT. It this correct ? Or are they supposed to be just snug or something in between?
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| jaxdream |
May 28 2010, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 974 Joined: 8-July 08 From: North Central Tennessee Member No.: 9,270 Region Association: South East States |
Are you refering to the nuts that hold the balljoints in the A arm ?? IIRC they should be tourqued to about 180 pound foot , a big pipe wrench would do the job , possibly with a cheater pipe on it . Others will chime in with the correct tourque value......
Jack / Jaxdream |
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| davep |
May 28 2010, 05:38 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,262 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
The balljoint nuts are very high torque, and require a locking plate with cotter pin.
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| underthetire |
May 28 2010, 05:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
Not the ball joints. It's a spanner nut around the strut body. Looks like it may hold the strut in to the lower cartridge.
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| Lennies914 |
May 28 2010, 05:50 PM
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Slacker Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 9-January 10 From: NorCal Member No.: 11,216 Region Association: Northern California  |
Jeff, are you still working on it? Call me if you need some help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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| underthetire |
May 28 2010, 05:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Lennies914 @ May 28 2010, 04:50 PM)  Jeff, are you still working on it? Call me if you need some help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Thanks, but it's time to wash it now. I got everything but the rattle from the back window fixed. Kinda scaring me though, the car has never driven this good since i have owned it. Somethings gonna go wrong soon. |
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