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From: Scarborough
Help!!!!!!
I was about to lower car, and loosened the wrong bolt on the other side of the shock, now I can not tighten it, does anyone know how, I just spent over an our trying to figure it out with just basic tools.
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From: Scarborough
Originally Posted by woosch
You are going to need the correct allen key to hold the bolt while you tighten the nut.
I'm not sure what the correct torque spec is for those.
I'm not sure what the correct torque spec is for those.
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Originally Posted by canadianguy
The socket will not go around bolt with allan key, do I need a special tool?
Use a box wrench
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Yikes.... You're working on lowering your Vette and you don't know what a box wrench is? Might want to take this job to a shop. Also I see a Vise grip in the picture. Perhaps this is not the right tool for this procedure. While you are at the tool store you might want to pick up a good socket set and a set of wrenches. 
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Originally Posted by Rizzo1
Yikes.... You're working on lowering your Vette and you don't know what a box wrench is? Might want to take this job to a shop. Also I see a Vise grip in the picture. Perhaps this is not the right tool for this procedure. While you are at the tool store you might want to pick up a good socket set and a set of wrenches.
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From: Scarborough
Originally Posted by Rizzo1
Yikes.... You're working on lowering your Vette and you don't know what a box wrench is? Might want to take this job to a shop. Also I see a Vise grip in the picture. Perhaps this is not the right tool for this procedure. While you are at the tool store you might want to pick up a good socket set and a set of wrenches.
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From the Tech Tips section....
"With the car jacked up & ready to lower (as in previous tips), place another small/standard jack under the end of the spring & jack it up enough to relieve some of the tension on the spring. This will allow the bolts to turn VERY easily with an open end wrench (or sometimes by hand). A small wood "block" between the jack & spring will protect the spring from possible damage."
"With the car jacked up & ready to lower (as in previous tips), place another small/standard jack under the end of the spring & jack it up enough to relieve some of the tension on the spring. This will allow the bolts to turn VERY easily with an open end wrench (or sometimes by hand). A small wood "block" between the jack & spring will protect the spring from possible damage."
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That's the lower ball joint nut. If you apply some force under the lower a-arm such as a scissors jack or jack stand then the tapered ball joint should be tight enough for the nut to be turned without the ball joint turning. You now need a torque wrench to properly torque the nut.
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From: Scarborough
Originally Posted by Fast one
That's the lower ball joint nut. If you apply some force under the lower a-arm such as a scissors jack or jack stand then the tapered ball joint should be tight enough for the nut to be turned without the ball joint turning. You now need a torque wrench to properly torque the nut.
P.S. I did it!
The front is lowered as far as it goes stock, although I just put it down and now it seems a little higher 
Hopefully it just needs to settle. Hope the rear is easier, man I'm dumb!
Last edited by canadianguy; Feb 9, 2005 at 05:03 PM.