Torque wrench needed for the tightening of the strut bar bolt
03-29-07, 12:57 AM
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Torque wrench needed for the tightening of the strut bar bolt
I was wondering do I need a torque wrench to tighten the bolk for the strut bar? Do I just tighten them as hard as possible?
03-29-07, 03:17 AM
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just tighten it enough so that they dont come undone and you should be fine. i always tightened them pretty tight without a torque wrench and i've never had problems, just dont tightened it enough that it breaks the stud on the struts.
03-29-07, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by mightymite
its always a good idea to use lock tight in high stess areas to make sure it stays tight
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03-29-07, 05:43 PM
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I want to thank everyone for helping me on this. I was thinking torqueing the bolt because I read someting about torqueing the bolt, so I think its fine now since everyone had answered my question.
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03-29-07, 09:14 PM
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if you over tighten the nut it may spin the stud loose. hand tighten it then give it a little tug with a standard size wrench. they are locking nuts so they wont wiggle loose. even if you had no upper nuts the strut would stay in place with the weight of the car so just tighten them enough that they wont back themselves off.
if you over tighten the nut it may spin the stud loose. hand tighten it then give it a little tug with a standard size wrench. they are locking nuts so they wont wiggle loose. even if you had no upper nuts the strut would stay in place with the weight of the car so just tighten them enough that they wont back themselves off.
