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dpm

Member Since: 14 May 2018
Location: grimsby
Posts: 36

2012 Range Rover Westminster 4.4 V8 Stornoway Grey

front suspension air bag

I'm trying to fit a new airbag to the old strut, managed to get the big nut from the top undone by cutting old bag and putting damper shaft in vice, with protection,. any idea how i can tighten the nut up when the new airbag is in place.

24th Aug 2018 11:14am

Joe90

Member Since: 29 Apr 2010
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 6407

Does this help ?

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24th Aug 2018 4:08pm

dpm

Member Since: 14 May 2018
Location: grimsby
Posts: 36

the problem is the whole shaft spins as you tighten the nut.

24th Aug 2018 5:59pm

mm289

Member Since: 11 Mar 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 207

2011 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Ipanema Sand

Is there not an allen key hole in the top of the shaft?

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24th Aug 2018 7:24pm

Baltic Blue

Member Since: 13 Aug 2015
Location: North Wales
Posts: 3752

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Baltic Blue

I can’t find the answer in the WM, but 90Nm is pretty tight, so it surely locks with a peg or similar?

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24th Aug 2018 8:31pm

dpm

Member Since: 14 May 2018
Location: grimsby
Posts: 36

There is an allen key hole on top of the shaft but the problem is then getting a socket on.

25th Aug 2018 9:56am

GraemeS

Member Since: 06 Mar 2015
Location: Wagga area
Posts: 2453

2012 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Bournville

Use a ring spanner to hold the nut and a torque wrench on a hex socket.

25th Aug 2018 10:02am

dpm

Member Since: 14 May 2018
Location: grimsby
Posts: 36

Don't think the hex would be able to take 90Nm of force it would strip the corners off.

25th Aug 2018 10:10am

GraemeS

Member Since: 06 Mar 2015
Location: Wagga area
Posts: 2453

I've loosened then re-tightened mine with a ring spanner and an Allen key, checking that the nuts were tight.

25th Aug 2018 11:00am

dpm

Member Since: 14 May 2018
Location: grimsby
Posts: 36

All done, put the allen key socket in a vice then tightend nut with ring spanner. thanks for all the help.

26th Aug 2018 7:20am

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