Jeff3C

I had a set of Bilstein 5100 shocks installed and they ride great but I had some rattle (noise) over small bumps so I started looking at them and noticed the top nut is not completely tight. I can't finish tightening the nut because you must hold the bolt from the top with an allen wrench and tighten with a cresent wrench and I am out of room to get pressure on the nut.

I am guessing that either the shock is not install correctly or there is a spacer or washer missing. Can anyone look at the pics and tell what what is wrong?

arokcrwlr

Maybe a dumb question, but can you get a box-end/open-end wrench on the nut?

Hobbes80

if you had an impact gun you could probably tighten it from inside the engine bay... just two "brupta-brupta"s and it'll seat nicely

Jeff3C

The problem is that the bolt spins freely so you have to have an Allen wrench on the end of it.

Hobbes80

usually an impact can out-spin it... but other than an open ended wrench fitting as suggested already, you may have to take it out to tighten it.... did you have a shop do this? If you did, I'd just make them fix it....