Fitting Top Nut On Spax

[flez]

Hi all

Just fitting my Spax RSX Coilover kit to my corsa b, problem is i cant seem to get the top nut done up, when i use the existing top nut of the old setup all it does when i try and do the nut up is get itself on by a thread but as i try to do it up more it just turns the suspension shaft that it screws onto, how do i stop this and succesfully do the nut up

Thanks all

[doge5644]

any kind of impact gun will do it from air to an 24v jobbie

[Gordo]

There should be a flattened of section at the top of the threaded portion, use a small spanner or shifting spanner to hold the shaft while tightening up the nut - there should be an illustration in the box to show how far/tight the nut should be.

[BigDave1979]

I had the same problem, even with an impact gun - just kept spinning the shaft and wouldn't tighten down properly so I bought a deep socket nice and cheap and cut the side out of it so I could get a spanner on the top of the shaft and a torque wrench on the nut.

Edit: You can also buy sockets made exactly for that purpose but they were expensive compared to my nasty bodge!

[flez]

Thanks for all the feedback guys, found out i was being a dick and using a bolt with the wrong thread, the spax shafts are a fine thread where as i was trying to use a big thread nut, nut went straight on after that, all sorted now, thanks again

[hay_lewis_68]

lol i did that with mine. tried using the original nut on new damper

[aussie astraGTE]

Originally Posted by flez

Thanks for all the feedback guys, found out i was being a dick and using a bolt with the wrong thread, the spax shafts are a fine thread where as i was trying to use a big thread nut, nut went straight on after that, all sorted now, thanks again

i was about to say the nuts are different thread ,always wind the nuts on before you assemble to make sure they fit as i have bought new strut inserts & they put the wrong nuts in the box & i had loads of fun till i realised " i always check now ,