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Originally Posted by nikica
Definitely. All it takes is a hair width of play to give a horrid clunking noise lol. I'm going to pull it apart again and try one more time ��
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Take some pics of the shock & strut bearing. I must have taken mine apart three of four times... bc I wasn't sure IF I put that big washer in correctly. Turns out I didn't at first. The first time I assembled the struts I tightened the upper nut(22 or 21mm) too tight. So when the strut would need to turn... it binded up. This could be your problem as well.
Second time I put things together... I didn't tighten that nut enough... so on my test drive I had some horrible knocking noises. Third time was the charm. Just a few Brrrrraaaps from my impact gun. Don't go crazy!! Just a few luv taps.
You suppose to use a special socket which has the side cut out and you use a L key or Allen wrench to stop the shock's piston from spinning as you apply the correct torque. But in the real world I bet most people just use a cordless impact.
The washer has an o-ring... that seals the underside of the strut bearing(grease). I couldn't find anything on the interwebs on how to orientate that washer. But I saw on a few YouTube videos how it should be installed. Now looking back it makes sense that the o-ring seals the bearing. Not sure how your coilovers are put together. But It doesn't hurt to look at a few videos just to be sure.
That washer seals up the underside of the strut bearing...
DINAN camber plate...
