hey bud, your not gonna be able to do it that way. you wont get it near tight enough becuase you have to compress the bushing. and will be near impossible to hold the rod from spinning while you attemtp to get it tight enough. you need an impact wrench. the rod wont spin with the impact wrench (gun or what have you). How the heck did you even get the old bolts off lol? I use a 79 dollar cordless from pep boys. it has 200 ft pounds torque and well worth the money. If you dont want to go this route just drive the car the way it is and take it to a garage and pay the guy 5 bucks to hammer them on for you.
no it spin a tad but it wont be able to keep up with the hammer. you will be amazed at how much more it tightens down. at this rate, every time you go over a bump you will here that loose strut.
The nut should not spin easily on the strut even when loose (most struts seem to use a prevailing torque method). There should be an inserted metal bushing inside the durometric bushing. As you cinch the nut up, the metal bushing (sleeve) will allow the nut to get tight.
Because using air tools on struts can damage them, I don't do it myself.
Good luck.
Because using air tools on struts can damage them, I don't do it myself.
Good luck.
Because the nut is prevailing torque, it will spin the strut shaft unless you hold the strut shaft still.
When I said bushing, I mean the metal sleeve in the CC plate that the strut slides through. Once you get the strut nut tight, it will get real hard to turn because you'll be trying to compress metal sleeves.
It sounds like you need a better way of holding the strut shaft still so you can torque the nuts down better.
When I said bushing, I mean the metal sleeve in the CC plate that the strut slides through. Once you get the strut nut tight, it will get real hard to turn because you'll be trying to compress metal sleeves.
It sounds like you need a better way of holding the strut shaft still so you can torque the nuts down better.
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