Strut Top Washer Fitting

[joel81]

Bit of a silly question but one worth asking I think. I've just come to fit the washers to go under the doughnuts on the suspension turrets and found the nuts to be very hard to get off. Which way should I be turning? I don't want to pop the strut out as i've read happens ifyou tighten too much.

 

[Fred@BTM]

lefty loosy, righty tighty

 

[Henry]

anti clockwise. they can be properly tight though - i took mine to a garage to have them whiz them off with an air gun

 

[joel81]

Thought it was that way. It's going in to have brakes fitted on thursday so I might as well wait and get them to fit the washers as i'm not sure I can get them off.

 

[joel81]

Yep, tried again and the allen key digs in my hand too much. Cheers anyway though.

 

[fUbAr]

when you get them to do it, ask them to do the strut top bolts up by hand, rather than the windy gun... easier for the future.

 

[Tigger]

lefty loosy, righty tighty

:lolup: that just sounds so funny when you say it out loud :rasp:

I'll get my coat

 

[mark989]

i tried using a socket and the whole lot turned get a allen key and a deep ring spanner, it will come loose very easily.

think it 6mm allen and 21mm ring spanner, can someone confirm.

if you put a bit of tube on the allen key for more leverage it should be easy. once cracked loose it will come.