Issues with bilstein 5100

[gibby252006]

Can anyone call me and help me with my front shocks I got them mounted and can't get upper a arm bolt Help please!!!

 

[ATOM]

get a long pry bar and push the arm down into the knuckle. i had my cv pop apart when i did my bilsteins, talk about **** a guy off!

 

[gibby252006]

I been trying and the nut won't go on

 

[ATOM]

does the nut thread and just spin? or does the nut not even thread on the upper bj? usually you need to put a 10mm wrench on the bottom to thread it on

 

[gibby252006]

Getting mad all I have had was issues

 

[ATOM]

yea no ****, i would have bought a new truck already, lol. can you get the upper stud into the knuckle or not?

 

[gibby252006]

Think there would be a issue to drive it to a shop slow the nuts are on. But not fully seated?

 

[ATOM]

so the upper arm is in the knuckle if i follow you right but it's not fully tight?

 

[gibby252006]

Yes

 

[ATOM]

you need to put a 10 mm wrench on the stud of the ball joint and then tighten the nut up the rest of the way

 

[ATOM]

 

[gibby252006]

It will not go

 

[gibby252006]

About to take it to a shop and tell them to tighten for me. Can be more than 50.

 

[ATOM]

hmm that makes no sense, if it came out of there obviously it should go back in there. might when back in like a glove after i put in a new cv. can you get a pic? wish you was local i'd give you a hand! we will get this **** figured out!

 

[ATOM]

did you happen to crossthread the nut?

 

[gibby252006]

Bought new nuts. Where you at atom. I'm in Va

 

[ATOM]

wisconsin, i hope they were nyloc or you used loctite. so you got that sum'bich together then?

 

[gibby252006]

this is what they both look like

 

[ATOM]

do you have a pry bar to force the arm further down? or try jacking up the lower control arm? but if you do the latter be careful, that **** can get real damn quick. so can you get a 10mm on the bottom and a wrench it the rest of the way tight?

 

[gibby252006]

Nope. Tried most of that. I'm going to wake up an see what people will charge to tighten it. Over it lol