What the hell's wrong with my shock??

does this look right? i noticed a little clank while driving today and the washer that goes under the top nut was loose. tried tightening the nut but it just turned the entire shock shaft, so i held the shaft inplace with some vice-grips and tightend the nut as tight as i could, but the washer was still a little loose. what could be wrong? should i just keep trying to tighten the nut? did i run out of thread? HELP please!... this is the driver side. passenger side is fine.

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theres no pic?

 

^ its up there. i can see it on my computer...

 

bump for some help

 

it should be threaded down on top of it..idk maybe your other 3 screws are too long which is why you can ttighten the thread on the middle one. or maybe you forgot a washer...

How long have you used this setup? Was there a 1/2" top plate spacer on it recently?


mine shows simsilar amount of thread on to pin middle screw but is all the way tightened

 

can you see it now? i used a different image code.

 

had it for about 3 weeks. i did have a top spacer but took them off when i got the 5100's

 

does it look like the threads are stripped? is there a washed underneath the bushing?

 

Are the other 3 nuts floating as well on the screws? which top plate spacer the 1/4" or 1/2"?

 

under the frame there is another rubber and washer. The rubber has come apart and or off, or the washer that holds it is missing. the same thing happened to mine and it was a missing washer.

 

no. and i dont know if there was a washer underneath because i had a shop do the coils for me. thats proly what it is tho.

no. and i had a 1/4" spacer.

thats probably what it is. where did you get your washer and rubber from? mine are proly long gone since i had a shop do the work...

 

take it back and tell the to F***ing do it again and do it right

 

Great minds think alike

 

that top washer looks upside down to me.... but not sure

 

the washer looks flat, how can it be upside down?

 

are there any seriouse dangers in running it like this for a while? i dont want the entire shock assembly comming off while driving on the freeway

 

let me look at a couple threads i will get back to you

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/suspension/31862-how-front-shock-spring-removal-9.html
post number 175
hope that helps

 

^^ thanks. i also found this thread http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/suspension/40102-3-inch-spacer-bilstein-5100-big-problem.html its the same exact problem im having. guess ill just order a new bushing and washer and install it myself. i hate using spring compressors!!!

THANKS for all the help guys! rep commin your way

08pretaco - the forum wouldnt let me give you a rep for some reason...

 

WHAT! maybe I have recieved too much today...idk lol

you have probably given your alotment for the day haha