Xterra front shock bolt torque help
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Xterra front shock bolt torque help
Away from manuals and searching from my phone sux. Can any tell me front shock bolt torque for an '03??
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Lower one says 87-108 ft/lbs.
Top one is 12-16 ft/lbs
Top one is 12-16 ft/lbs
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Re: Xterraont shock bolt torque help
Thanks! Should the top bushings be really squished ?
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I seem to recall that mine we quite squished when I torqued them down.
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Mine as well.
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Re: Xterraont shock bolt torque help
Thanks boys. Looks like they need to be torqued a little harder then.
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Re: Xterraont shock bolt torque help
LOL theres a torque spec!? I just went with tight....
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lowridah313 wrote:LOL theres a torque spec!? I just went with tight....
If there is a bolt or nut, Nissan will have a torque spec for it in the FSM.
I don't think that I actually torqued mine the last time I had them off, but there is a spec for it!
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Re: Xterra front shock bolt torque help
In all seriousness,thanx to Bow-Tied for tag teaming this with me. Especially when you need three arms to get that top rusted nut off.The worst part.haha. Bow's the man.
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Happy to help. Did I mention I need my house painted? (j/k)
Yeah, those top nuts are a pita, I wonder if there is a better method. That last thing we tried where we grabbed hold of the shock tube with the huge channel locks - we shoulda started there I think and then we could have used a socket/impact maybe.
Yeah, those top nuts are a pita, I wonder if there is a better method. That last thing we tried where we grabbed hold of the shock tube with the huge channel locks - we shoulda started there I think and then we could have used a socket/impact maybe.
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Re: Xterra front shock bolt torque help
There should be a little tab on the top of the shock for you to use a wrench to hold it still while using another wrench to loosen the nut.
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Yeah, that is what we were using, but what a worthless pc of crap to hang on to; a wrench would just round it, not to mention that size of wrench would not have the leverage needed. We actually broke that tab off of one of the shocks (OE) after the nut was already 'loose'. Crappy design IMO. Maybe I was just doing it wrong, lol.
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I can paint anything,anytime,anywhere.Bow_Tied wrote:Happy to help. Did I mention I need my house painted? (j/k)
Yeah, those top nuts are a pita, I wonder if there is a better method. That last thing we tried where we grabbed hold of the shock tube with the huge channel locks - we shoulda started there I think and then we could have used a socket/impact maybe.
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When I removed my OEM shocks to install my ranchos, I actually had to cut them out. They are a SERIOUS PITA to get out once they are rusted and that top nut is the culprit...
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Re: Xterra front shock bolt torque help
Hey Jayman,thanks for the quick responce today.It gave us something to work with.
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No worries Gary! I was cruising the board with some free time, and had ready access to the FSM to check for you guys, so...the x kid wrote:Hey Jayman,thanks for the quick responce today.It gave us something to work with.
Glad you got everything worked out!
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Re: Xterra front shock bolt torque help
I just went reasonably "tight" and they've been fine.the x kid wrote:Am I correct the rears are 30-37ft. lb.s top and bottom.
With the fronts I too ended up just cutting off the top bolt as it was seized up good. Top bushing were squished, but not completely when re-installed.
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Correct - 30-37 ft/lbs.the x kid wrote:Am I correct the rears are 30-37ft. lb.s top and bottom.
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