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Old 06-24-2011, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob Pruijt View Post
Is is not a stud, but a shock absorber.

You are supposed to use the 5mm wrench as a strip of metal, just put it in the groove. 17nm is not very much, it should be easy to hold it.

There are a lot of warnings about not turning the rad, I would avoid it.

Rob
I know about the not turning it. That's why I got so ticked, wondering if I destroyed my new shocks. But so far so good, no leaks or anything. What I did instead of the 5 mm was the ugly way: I held the top unthreaded part with my vicegrip pliers. Ugly, but it worked. I torqued it with a 17 mm crowsfoot at a right angle on the tourque wrench.
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