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posted by  kittysgreyvolvo on  Thu Sep 25 06:10 CST 2014
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I've used an impact wrench to apply some manner of torque to the large nut that secure the strut cartridge piston to the strut mount.

Yes, usually while the vehicle in on the ground.

You may want to wait and leave it tight, yet not torque, if you mean to get an alignment after strut replacement. If you replaced solid rubber bushings like the control arms or rear suspension, it is best to apply torque to these bushing with the vehicle on an alignment rack or you could use a service trench like at an oil change place, and torque.

If you have replaced the strut mount with, of course, the Made in Germany Boge for Volvo OEM PN 1272455, you may want to stuff some silicon grease, like SuperLube NLGI-2 to lube the ball bearing race you see from the top with the strut mount dust cap removed.

Nearly all after-market strut mounts use sealed bearing races, not ball bearing races. Ball bearings operate in three dimensions and are meant for the lateral stress as the strut cartridge compresses and rebounds and the compliant suspension articulates as you drive it.

Questions? Comments?

Kitties? Cats? Or Kitty-Cats?

Any predictions for the 2014-2015 egg-nog season? I hope all of us enjoy a good one. (My bet remains for a boiled, thin custard (egg and creme and milk), with spices and a quality spirit (brandy, whisky, cognac), hunny for sweetness.

cheers,

dud.






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