wizurd Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Does anyone know where i can get a 24mm crows foot spanner since i need to torque the nuts on the strut brace when i put it back on. I'm aware you can pay stupid money for these but anyone know where they can be had at a reasonable price? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desey Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 i used a rachet......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 can you torque that to a certain value though? or am i being too ocd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothers2901 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Just mark the position of the nuts with a sharpie before loosening off. count the number of turns and return to the same spot. DONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Did that then started polishing the nuts since I'd had the bar polished so lost the spot lol Seen another post showing the space expected between the bar and plenum so guessing I can just do the centre nut measure the space is good then tighten the locking nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_180255_langId_-1_categoryId_165469 Buy it with a trade card and I think it's about £40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arran Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Just do them up FT! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 FT can be as bad as not doing them up enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinyflier Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Bear in mind that no aftermarket strut brace has any form of tension adjustability I can't believe that there is an imperative to set the standard brace to a specific tightness with zero tolerance. "Good 'n tight" would be seem sensible OR approach one of the independant dealers and ask for their opinion - or if close enough ask them to do it up for you. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 cheers all. FT - i'm guessing what that means lol I've got the procedure for putting the brace back on from the service manual, for the tension i'll just alter the middle nut to set the clearance between the plenum correctly and tighten the locking nuts up nice and tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Ohhh, you mean the tensioning nut http://www.350z-tech.com/wiki/index.php?title=Strut_Bar_Installation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arran Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 My FT is tight then 1/4 turn more, perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 Yer did wonder why you'd posted a link to a torque wrench lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 My FT is tight then 1/4 turn more, perfect there's always a 1/4 turn more lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arran Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 To threading it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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