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roybob
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Registered: 7th Feb 06
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8th Mar 06 at 08:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hey how ye all doing, first time user, just wondering if any of ye know how put on rear strut brace, tried searching but no good,must you take off the nut on each suspension or do you bolt the bar over the existing nut? any help would be great as not sure, cheers
d128mat
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8th Mar 06 at 08:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

have to take the nuts off first put the strut in place then tighten it back up with tham nuts you removed
Rileysport
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8th Mar 06 at 08:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

leave the metal washers on, if you take em off then the nuts wont tighten... put the brace on top of the washers
roybob
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8th Mar 06 at 10:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how do ya take off the nuts as when i try and turn the nut the whole thing moves do I have get a spanner in sumwhere to hold sumthing while im turning the nut? cheers again
Rileysport
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8th Mar 06 at 10:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah you'll need an adjustable to stop the strut twisting
roybob
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8th Mar 06 at 11:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok so I not the best at this stuff, all i see is the nut n metal washer n plastic things,where do i put the second spanner? must I go under the car to get to it or what.do i have jak up car aswell. sorry for being a beatch
Rileysport
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8th Mar 06 at 11:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


I - I <------ should have "flats" you can grip
I - I
I - - I
I - - I <--------- threaded bit where the nut goes
I - - I

Sorry for the crap drawing, i have no picture

[Edited on 08-03-2006 by SRi-Co]
roybob
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8th Mar 06 at 11:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Il try and see wat i can do, was thinkn it would prob be stupid and pointless to just bolt it over the existing nut ya? ya taught so too cheers

 
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