Torque Settings, rear dampers

[DaveDreads]

I've read as much as possable about changing rear shocks/dampers.
Nowhere does it mention torque settings for the nuts.

Alot of peaple say just tighten them up, but why do
torque settings exist for the rear shocks/dampers
if its not important!

Could someone please tell me what the deal is!

 

[-Leigh-]

Torque settings exist for wheel bolts too, but how many people torque them?

Just bodge it lol.

 

[DaveDreads]

Forgot to mention its a 172FF PH2.

 

[DaveDreads]

Just bodge it lol.

Will that not screw up the handeling?

 

[DrR]

I just did em up.

 

[edde]

Just bodge it lol.

Will that not screw up the handeling?

105NM it should be done to.

Won't mess it up going over or under but its good practice don't bodge anything

 

[-Leigh-]

Just bodge it lol.

Will that not screw up the handeling?

105NM it should be done to.

Won't mess it up going over or under but its good practice don't bodge anything

Why not bodge things? The dealers do, so I presumed it's just good practice to carry on when doing stuff myself.

 

[DaveDreads]

Will that not screw up the handeling?[/quote]

105NM it should be done to.

Won't mess it up going over or under but its good practice don't bodge anything[/quote]

Is that the top or bottom nut or both?

 

[CHRISK172+]

Top one is only around 60 iirc.

 

[edde]

Top one ie un the boot is 20NM ie nothing realy.

 

[DaveDreads]

I spoke to GDI today and they told me that the rear
dampers need 80-90nm of torque on the bottom nut,
and the top one just needs tightening as much as it will go.

They also said that the wheel nuts need 100nm of torque
and that its realy important to torque them up,
because its feckin dangerous if you dont!

News to me, what happens if you get a flat when your out?
Who keeps a torque wrench in there car?

 

[-Leigh-]

I spoke to GDI today and they told me that the rear
dampers need 80-90nm of torque on the bottom nut,
and the top one just needs tightening as much as it will go.

They also said that the wheel nuts need 100nm of torque
and that its realy important to torque them up,
because its feckin dangerous if you dont!

News to me, what happens if you get a flat when your out?
Who keeps a torque wrench in there car?

I just do them up until tight when applying pressure with hand. Always have done for the 8 years of driving.

 

[DaveDreads]

Sod it then,
i'm just gonna change em without a torque wrench,
i'm sick of bouncing over bumps and sliding round corners!

Went sideways round a roundabout the other day,
scared the sh1t out of some bloke waiting to cross,
and it was in the wet, with a car beside me, nearly hit him.

Wasnt even going fast!

Twitchy to say the least.

 

[edde]

I spoke to GDI today and they told me that the rear
dampers need 80-90nm of torque on the bottom nut,
and the top one just needs tightening as much as it will go.

They also said that the wheel nuts need 100nm of torque
and that its realy important to torque them up,
because its feckin dangerous if you dont!

News to me, what happens if you get a flat when your out?
Who keeps a torque wrench in there car?

It is 105Nm. Doens't matter to much as there a +-10% tolerance in it.

As for the top I just do them tight as its not a huge isue.

Wheel nuts officialy depend on car but yep very important to do up tight. (not to tight though)
Have a look here
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=133900

However at the end of the day all the replacment bolts are to be done to 100NM from memory.

 

[Djw John]

I always aim for tight and it seems to work!

 

[DaveDreads]

Nice one for all the info guys

Im changing them 2morra.

Can I do it with a standard jack?
as I have nothing else.

 

[edde]

Nice one for all the info guys

Im changing them 2morra.

Can I do it with a standard jack?
as I have nothing else.

Yep you shuld be fine.