I removed and disassembled the front struts today in anticipation of B12 kit being delivered tomorrow, does anyone know the torque setting for the large central nut at the top of the strut and also the large bolt on the hub assembly that holds the bottom of the strut in place? Spent a while looking but couldn't find them, cheers
Front suspension change 2x torque settings?
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The top central nut on the strut shaft is 64Nm and the 'knuckle' joint bolt at the bottom is 81Nm. You should replace both. To successfully tighten the nut on the strut shaft you will have to buy a special socket or grind the side out of an old/cheap socket you may already have.
This enables you to hold the shaft with an allen/hex key whilst torqueing up the nut itself...like this
Or, like I did; if you have an air/impact wrench then just buzz the top nut as tight as possible. Mine haven't budged since I fitted new B4s in April '18
I did however torque the new 'knuckle' bolts up to the correct 81Nm
This enables you to hold the shaft with an allen/hex key whilst torqueing up the nut itself...like this
Or, like I did; if you have an air/impact wrench then just buzz the top nut as tight as possible. Mine haven't budged since I fitted new B4s in April '18
I did however torque the new 'knuckle' bolts up to the correct 81Nm Similar threads
