Most of the struts I've taken apart there was minimal rust - if any. The bigger issue was getting them off if they were un-godly stuck, and brute force was needed. A couple got pretty chewed up. One thing I've noticed is several of them didn't have the washer (9) which helps the cross nut stand proud, giving a bit better angle to wrench it.FireFox31 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2023, 18:03Considering all of your rust, what was the condition of the original cross nuts? Did you reuse yours?
I am planning to replace three full spring suspensions but only bought cross nuts for one. Input from forums and elsewhere suggested that the original cross nuts would be fine to reuse.
Cross nut on strut
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Re: Cross nut on strut
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The cross nuts were in decent shape, but I chose to buy new ones just in case the old (I'm guessing original) ones were not re-useable. That way I wouldn't be stuck waiting for new replacements; as I have to order everything online.
If you're able to enlarge the picture below, the cross nut is visible. This is off my '98 V70 T5 with almost 150,000 miles, originally from the Boston area (where road salt is heavily used in the winter???).
I may have to take the car to a local repair shop to have the strut mounting nut torqued.
If you're able to enlarge the picture below, the cross nut is visible. This is off my '98 V70 T5 with almost 150,000 miles, originally from the Boston area (where road salt is heavily used in the winter???).
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The struts/shocks themselves were/are Sachs and there were no washers (number 9 in diagram) below the cross nut. Hopefully the lack thereof does not create any issues. But, yes I can see how the washer would create a little added space to tighten the cross cut.
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1998 V70 AT, nautical blue, 2nd owner, 260,000 miles, Sold
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1998 V70 M56, silver/grey, has tranny issues, #?# owner, 330,xxx miles, a handy parts car
1998 V70 AT, nautical blue, 2nd owner, 260,000 miles, Sold
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Grab that top bit with a good vice grip and torque those down Kally. It’s a non critical torque
Value is …..
70 Nm or 51 ftlbs. That’s good elbow muscle flex on a 12 inch bar
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70 Nm or 51 ftlbs. That’s good elbow muscle flex on a 12 inch bar
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That washer may have been a later production change; I don't recall seeing it on any of the stock OEM struts I've taken apart recently.
As mentioned earlier - and reinforced by the good Doctor - I hold the strut shaft with a good size crescent wrench, and use a long handle box wrench on the nut. Position the two so they're fairly close together so the effort goes into squeezing the handles towards each other; good-n-tight is good enough.
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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Ok, just one question: can the strut mounting nut be torqued after the strut assembly has been re-installed in the car?
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1998 V70 M56, silver/grey, has tranny issues, #?# owner, 330,xxx miles, a handy parts car
1998 V70 AT, nautical blue, 2nd owner, 260,000 miles, Sold
1998 V70 AT, T5, forest green, 3rd owner, 172,300 miles, Mimas 16" rims
1998 V70 M56, silver/grey, has tranny issues, #?# owner, 330,xxx miles, a handy parts car
1998 V70 AT, nautical blue, 2nd owner, 260,000 miles, Sold
1998 V70 AT, T5, forest green, 3rd owner, 172,300 miles, Mimas 16" rims
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Yes.
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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