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I use a crescent wrench to hold the nut in place while torquing the strut itself instead of the nut. I have no idea if that's actually a good idea (if it's not we might both learn something from this), but it's worked so far!
I use a crescent wrench to hold the nut in place while torquing the strut itself instead of the nut. I have no idea if that's actually a good idea (if it's not we might both learn something from this), but it's worked so far!
The problem I have is that the nut is in a recess that only a socket can hold. When you crank on the socket, the shaft spins as well. I have read that some use a piece of material to protect the upper shaft and clamp on it.
I'm not a big fan of gripping on something that could otherwise be damaged - even only if cosmetically.
Ideally an open ended wrench that could reach into the recess and then a smaller wrench to hold the small top hex would be preferred.
I used a 13/16" open end wrench to turn the retaining nut while holding the stem in place with a 10mm 6 pt socket, but the nut was not in a recessed area.