Need help please ASAP!

stanger8172 · 01-22-2002, 11:58 PM

I installed the drivers side shock in the rear. I bolted down the bottom snug and now I am trying to tighten the nut down on the top but it keeps spinning.The stud is attached to the sleeve of the shock but I have the nut on too tight to hold the sleeve anymore. How do I stop the stud from spinning with the nut???

Rick 91GT · 01-23-2002, 09:31 AM

You need to put a wrench or use a adjustable wrench to grab the flat part of the top of the shock, then use another open end wrench to tighten the nut down.

They sell a special socket to hold the shock so you can tighten the nut, but the other way works fine.

01-22-2002, 11:58 PM	#1
stanger8172 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Milwaukee,Wisconsin Posts: 380	Need help please ASAP! I installed the drivers side shock in the rear. I bolted down the bottom snug and now I am trying to tighten the nut down on the top but it keeps spinning.The stud is attached to the sleeve of the shock but I have the nut on too tight to hold the sleeve anymore. How do I stop the stud from spinning with the nut??? __________________ '91 LX convertible , T-5, Centerforce Dual Friction, MSD Blaster Coil, FR 9MM wires, 13* timing, 1.6rr, ported/polished/milled stock heads, 1.94/1.60 stainless valves, March Performance Pulleys, K&N panel, 1"spacer, BBK shorties, 2 1/2" off road H, Summit 2 1/2" catback

01-23-2002, 09:31 AM	#2
Rick 91GT Procharged! Join Date: May 1999 Location: Hanover, PA Posts: 1,539	You need to put a wrench or use a adjustable wrench to grab the flat part of the top of the shock, then use another open end wrench to tighten the nut down. They sell a special socket to hold the shock so you can tighten the nut, but the other way works fine. __________________ *D/R 10108 NMRA Drag Radial, 25.5 chassis, F1R* *Check out RNH Performance Performance Engines and Custom Fabrication.* *From Mild to Wild we can build what you want, when you want it.* FOR SALE Stainless Steel Torque Box Supports

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