Help with Suspension Dissasembly?
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Help with Suspension Dissasembly?
Long story short, I've got some weird noises comeing from the rear right side of my car shortly after getting new struts installed. I heard that it might be because things were incorrectly torqued.
I want to lossen all the bolts and torque them to spec. What is the proper way to go about doing this? Should I jack the car up, pull the wheel and support the LCA with another jack? Or just loosen and torque without supporting the LCA?
I won't be removing anything, just loosening and retightening.
I want to lossen all the bolts and torque them to spec. What is the proper way to go about doing this? Should I jack the car up, pull the wheel and support the LCA with another jack? Or just loosen and torque without supporting the LCA?
I won't be removing anything, just loosening and retightening.
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Re: Help with Suspension Dissasembly? (Vtec_INSIDE)
supporting with a jack is good, but not nessisary...its not that big of deal either way....I had some horrific noises coming from the rear struts after I installed my kyb's when I got them apart turns out I left a washer out of the assembley...(just something to consider)
torque specs shouldn't cause any noise unless the bolts are nearly falling off, or over tightened by FAR. Good luck...use a breaker bar..or you will strip every bolt...TRUST ME on that one
torque specs shouldn't cause any noise unless the bolts are nearly falling off, or over tightened by FAR. Good luck...use a breaker bar..or you will strip every bolt...TRUST ME on that one
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Re: Help with Suspension Dissasembly? (Vtec_INSIDE)
It's easier to get the car in the air. No need to support the LCA with a jackstand. Just raise the car, wiggle things to try to hear what's loose, and re-tighten everything.
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