Top Strut Nut

[Mojavered]

Seems like a silly question, but how do you tighten that top nut on the strut? Installed the 5100's today and it seemed that I had a real hard time getting that nut tight while it was in the strut compressors. Slacked off and still tough. Completed the install and have heard that they will start to squeak after a little while and that top nut just needs to be tightened. So, how are you tightening that nut? Thanks!

[ruggedlife]

impact gun in the strut compressor or most all will have a small spot for a wrench and then use an open end wrench to tighten the nut. never heard of any squeaking though

[Mojavered]

I used the impact gun to install while in the compressors. It just did not seem like it was sinched down all the way, I definitely could not torque it to spec. Shaft keeps turning. Not sure how you can get a open ended wrench down in there, None of mine have that much angle built in, May need to make my own??? Or, when I take it in on Wednesday, hopefully they will be able to take care of that.