installing struts/springs. need help!

[nep]

afternoon, im installing some agx's and sportlines on my s14. im having problems torquing down the piston rod lock nut. ive circled the nut in red. whenever i go to torque it down, the upper seat (circled in blue) rotates. suggestions? im considering just hitting it with a impach wrench once and calling it good

[kandyflip445]

There is a tab thing that goes on before the nut. The shaft has a flat spot the tab uses to hold it from spinning. The tab has a d-shaped hole in it.

[chester_ff7]

the tab that kandyflip445 is talking about is number 4 on your picture... put that into the little hole and it wont move anymore... then your free to tighten it up... enjoy your new suspension...

[kandyflip445]

Originally Posted by chester_ff7

the tab that kandyflip445 is talking about is number 4 on your picture... put that into the little hole and it wont move anymore... then your free to tighten it up... enjoy your new suspension...

HAHA. I couldn't find the damn thing in the picture.

EDIT: I couldn't find the top tab piece to mine on one of them so I just used a strap wrench to hold the shaft. Worked good for me.

[nep]

oh, so thats what that piece was lying on my garage floor. haha thanks guys

[nassin31spr]

Always check the garage floor before you put it back on the car. I need to start a box for all the little extra pieces I seem to have after doing work on one of my cars.

[ThatGuy]

I have a box for all those parts that never seem to make it back on my car after I install something.

I call it... The Garage.

[chester_ff7]

Originally Posted by kandyflip445

HAHA. I couldn't find the damn thing in the picture.

EDIT: I couldn't find the top tab piece to mine on one of them so I just used a strap wrench to hold the shaft. Worked good for me.

HAHAHAHA!! i did that too.... cause that tab only works on stock suspension, i have TEINs... i just clamped that sucked(i used a shop towel too) and im rollin fine!!

[SILVIA_KIDs14.5]

Originally Posted by nep

afternoon, im installing some agx's and sportlines on my s14. im having problems torquing down the piston rod lock nut. ive circled the nut in red. whenever i go to torque it down, the upper seat (circled in blue) rotates. suggestions? im considering just hitting it with a impach wrench once and calling it good

def don't hit it with the impact gun it will break the shaft had that happen with my tickico d-spec struts which are the equivilant to the agx both ajustible dampining your best bet is to get everything back together tighten by hand till shaft starts spining then bolt up assyembly to the car the other option is to take a strap wrench and put that around the shaft and torque down thats what i ended up doin and supension is tight hope it helps good luck