How tight should the shock nut and mount nuts be?
#1
How tight should the shock nut and mount nuts be?
i had all shocks and mounts replaced yesterday on my 98 xk8.
Coming home in the quiet of the night, i heard some knocking seemingly coming from driver's side / upper.
This morning I took the plastic caps off the nuts that secure the mount and put a open end wrench to them.
On 2 of them, I was able to get almost a full turn.
Also on the shock itself, I was able to put a ratchet and give it a 1/2 turn.
Should I have been able to turn that at all?
Or should they be super tight?
Coming home in the quiet of the night, i heard some knocking seemingly coming from driver's side / upper.
This morning I took the plastic caps off the nuts that secure the mount and put a open end wrench to them.
On 2 of them, I was able to get almost a full turn.
Also on the shock itself, I was able to put a ratchet and give it a 1/2 turn.
Should I have been able to turn that at all?
Or should they be super tight?
#2
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Summerville, South Carolina
Posts: 24,745
Received 4,319 Likes
on
3,732 Posts
they should not be loose - below torques are from workshop manual which is available for free download here - check the DIY & How To threads
Torques
CAUTION:
Replacement of nuts and bolts: Various thread-locking devices are used on nuts and bolts throughout the
vehicle. These devices restrict the number of times a nut or bolt can be used. See section <<100-00>> for
information.
Component Nm
Nut - ball joint-upper 60-80
Nut - ball joint-lower 60-80
Bolt - brake disc shield 9-11
Bolt - crossbeam front mounting bracket to body 77-103
Bolt - crossbeam rear mounting to body 77-103
Bolt - crossbeam to rear mounting 26-34
Bolt - crossbeam to engine mounting 34-46
Nut - hub rotor nut 270-330
Nut - shock absorber lower pivot 60-80
Nut - shock absorber upper stud (non-adaptive damping) 30-40
Nut - shock absorber upper stud (adaptive damping) 16-18
Nut - spring and shock absorber upper-mounting to body 26-34
Bolt - stabilizer bar bracket to crossbeam 22-28
Nut - stabilizer bar to link 60-80
Nut - stabilizer bar link to lower wishbone 39-55
Bolt - wishbone lower front arm to rear arm 128-172
Nut - wishbone upper fulcrum 98-132
Bolt - wishbone lower front-fulcrum 113-153
Bolt - wishbone lower rear-fulcrum 113-153
Torques
CAUTION:
Replacement of nuts and bolts: Various thread-locking devices are used on nuts and bolts throughout the
vehicle. These devices restrict the number of times a nut or bolt can be used. See section <<100-00>> for
information.
Component Nm
Nut - ball joint-upper 60-80
Nut - ball joint-lower 60-80
Bolt - brake disc shield 9-11
Bolt - crossbeam front mounting bracket to body 77-103
Bolt - crossbeam rear mounting to body 77-103
Bolt - crossbeam to rear mounting 26-34
Bolt - crossbeam to engine mounting 34-46
Nut - hub rotor nut 270-330
Nut - shock absorber lower pivot 60-80
Nut - shock absorber upper stud (non-adaptive damping) 30-40
Nut - shock absorber upper stud (adaptive damping) 16-18
Nut - spring and shock absorber upper-mounting to body 26-34
Bolt - stabilizer bar bracket to crossbeam 22-28
Nut - stabilizer bar to link 60-80
Nut - stabilizer bar link to lower wishbone 39-55
Bolt - wishbone lower front arm to rear arm 128-172
Nut - wishbone upper fulcrum 98-132
Bolt - wishbone lower front-fulcrum 113-153
Bolt - wishbone lower rear-fulcrum 113-153
#3
#4
#5
#6
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)