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I have my strut mounts and hardware on the way. Does anyone have the torque specs for tightening the nuts on these? I'm considering just buying a Haynes or Chilton repair manual.
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Don't waste your time w/ Chilton/Haynes. You can find most of the information via online resources or purchase the official Ford manual on DVD media from one of the several outlets (google it) or ebay. I have a pretty good feel for torque specs after working on cars for years and rarely get the torque wrench out other than major engine/suspension parts. Not trying to get anyone hurt with bad advice, but snug that top nut down pretty good, without trying to kill it and you'll be fine. Mine loosened a bit several times from suspension settling. I generally climb under the car to retorque (check) everything every few months anyway. It's a good habit...
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Last edited by Rubrignitz; 11-09-2009 at 09:01 PM.
Thanks. I've googled it, but didn't come up with anything. I'm pretty sure I had it tight enough, but forgot to change mounts when I swapped struts and springs.
The strut nut was about one turn loose but not loose enough to move by hand.
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I had the clunking noise and tried the GT500 strut mounts to no avail. Last week I ordered the updated mounts, part # 8r3z-18183-b. I didn't have high expectations that they would fix the problem since I couldn't spot any difference from the original or the GT500 mounts save for the length and color of the 4 mounting studs.
They must have changed something though since they did fix the thunk.
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