front shock install

mudslide · 10-18-2009, 04:43 PM

Hey ya'll.
I just installed front shocks on 96 silverado.
never done it before- It went fine but have a question someone with more experience can answer.

How tight do you tighten the nut on top?

Thanks in advance.

Slide

wild bill · 10-18-2009, 04:48 PM

you generally run tghe nut down till it bottoms out ,to lock the nut .

smilexelectric · 10-18-2009, 04:58 PM

till anything you try can't budge that bish :-)

Kennyray · 10-18-2009, 05:05 PM

there should be a flat spot on the top of the shaft you can grab to tighten the nut to keep the shaft from turning.

mudslide · 10-18-2009, 05:49 PM

thanks,

I was hoping to find a torque setting in Haynes book but they gave almost no info.

I will run it down to the bottom.

I called a repair shop here, they wanted $500 to install all four.
I think the fact that more people are holding onto their used cars (not buying new cars) the repair guys are ******* up the labor costs.

thanks again for the quick come back.

Sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

BernieB · 10-18-2009, 07:18 PM

Read the instructions that came with the shocks and most likely you'll find that they say to tighten down until the bushing diameter equals the washer diameter, and no further.

Crmzendrgone · 10-19-2009, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BernieB

Read the instructions that came with the shocks and most likely you'll find that they say to tighten down until the bushing diameter equals the washer diameter, and no further.

Agreed you crush that bushing beyond what it is meant to be at, you'll prematurely cause it to fail and you'll have a knocking sound coming from underneath every time you hit a bump or jounce the suspension.

mudslide · 10-19-2009, 04:40 PM

Thanks to all,

I appreciate each response.
I ended up using a kind of combination of a couple of ideas I heard today.
One mechanic said to put 15 lb pounds of torque.
Another said to sqeeze the rubber until it is the same diameter as the upper washer.

I will keep an eye on it as I don't that I came up with the right answer.

10-18-2009, 04:43 PM	#1
mudslide Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 11	front shock install Hey ya'll. I just installed front shocks on 96 silverado. never done it before- It went fine but have a question someone with more experience can answer. How tight do you tighten the nut on top? Thanks in advance. Slide

10-18-2009, 04:48 PM	#2
wild bill Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: davenport iowa 52806 Posts: 275	shocks you generally run tghe nut down till it bottoms out ,to lock the nut .

10-18-2009, 05:05 PM	#4
Kennyray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 895	there should be a flat spot on the top of the shaft you can grab to tighten the nut to keep the shaft from turning. __________________ None of the secrets of success will work unless you do.

10-18-2009, 07:18 PM	#6
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,876	Read the instructions that came with the shocks and most likely you'll find that they say to tighten down until the bushing diameter equals the washer diameter, and no further. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

10-19-2009, 04:40 PM	#8
mudslide Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 11	shocks are in Thanks to all, I appreciate each response. I ended up using a kind of combination of a couple of ideas I heard today. One mechanic said to put 15 lb pounds of torque. Another said to sqeeze the rubber until it is the same diameter as the upper washer. I will keep an eye on it as I don't that I came up with the right answer.

10-18-2009, 04:58 PM	#3
smilexelectric Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greensburg, PA Posts: 571	till anything you try can't budge that bish :-)

10-18-2009, 05:49 PM	#5
mudslide Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 11	thanks, I was hoping to find a torque setting in Haynes book but they gave almost no info. I will run it down to the bottom. I called a repair shop here, they wanted $500 to install all four. I think the fact that more people are holding onto their used cars (not buying new cars) the repair guys are ******* up the labor costs. thanks again for the quick come back. Sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

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