el5dart
Well-Known Member
did anyone with QA1 strut rods have a problem tightening the rear nut on the double sided stud with the hex in the middle. the problem i am having is i cant get a wrench or a socket on the 3/4" hex to hold it while trying to tighten the nylock nut. the LCA does not have room around it to put a wrench on and the stud threads are too long to put a deep well socket on. i called QA1 and the tech suggested putting a jam nut up against the 3/4 inch hex on the stud and i thought that was a great idea. i don't know why i didn't think of it last night. but to my disappointment the jam nut idea is no good because of the left hand threads on the stud still prevent it from being tightened. any help would be appreciated as i have no idea how i can tighten the nylock nut to 75 ft lbs. i cant even get it snug to put any torque on it at all.