HELP Bilstein question
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HELP Bilstein question
Does anyone know how much to tighten the top nut on Bilstein shocks for the rear (late C4 application)?
The service manual says 26Nm. Well that's fine except the nut is one of those bushing nuts (aircraft type) and you have to put an allen wrench in the top of the shock end to keep the whole thing from turning. The instructions are really poor that came with it and mostly in forgein languages. The nut is a 17mm size.
I'm in the middle of installation and need some help here.
Thanks
The service manual says 26Nm. Well that's fine except the nut is one of those bushing nuts (aircraft type) and you have to put an allen wrench in the top of the shock end to keep the whole thing from turning. The instructions are really poor that came with it and mostly in forgein languages. The nut is a 17mm size.
I'm in the middle of installation and need some help here.
Thanks
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thanks... except I'm replacing KYB's which use two nuts so I didn't have a Bilstein to reference from. I just tightened it down until the large bushing started to compress. I think there was about 7 treads showing. Seemed tight enough. Hope so LOL.
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Originally Posted by jerryL98
I just tightened mine down until it seemed tight enough. I couldn't find any torque specs. Feels ok and no problems.
19 ft lbs front and rear on topseeya
Last edited by jackdaroofer; Aug 31, 2004 at 07:50 PM.
