Originally Posted by Deejay
Originally Posted by RichardV6
Glad you got home ok Dave. That top shock nut should be a nylock and tightened down hard against the metal spacers that leave the correct compression on rubber mounts. Even more important to use nylock on lower mounts as the rubbers can be overtightened there.

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BTW the allen head at top of shock spindle, or flats in case of adjustable Spax as above, play no part in nut security. They are just there to prevent spindle turning whilst you tighten/loosen nut.

Richard, are you sure you have this the right way round?. From memory, I only recall two thick rubber washers together with “penny washers” on top, but no spacer to tighten up against.. Whereas on the bottom, there is a spacer that you can tighten to. ?

No it's the other way around Doug with in fact two metal spacers at the top within rubbers each side of mount, which tighten against each other. It's clear in my mind as had to fit new mount plate fairly recently and this has an enlarged hole to accommodate these spacers.

The lower eye mount uses penny washers as well but the stud on stub axle has a larger diameter shoulder to accommodate rubbers directly. I guess you could tighten down hard onto this shoulder but it would force rubber out of eye, hence importance of not overtightening and consequent need for nylock nuts.

I do have Spax gas assisted shocks from SSL kit mind you but don't recall the previous AVO's being any different.

Richard

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