Why not tighten bolts while 'in the air'?
June-7th-2002, 11:14 PM
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Why not tighten bolts while 'in the air'?
Ok its a 'dummy' question 
, but.....what's the harm in tightening suspension stuff before lowering the car?
I have a feeling my mechanics tightened everything(LCA's, TTL, etc) WHILE it was on the lift. The manual, though, says to *loosely* tighten everything and THEN torque it AFTER lowering the car.....which makes perfect sense.
So... i'm just wondering if there's any harm in driving the car until i get a chance to retorq everything properly.......
, but.....what's the harm in tightening suspension stuff before lowering the car?I have a feeling my mechanics tightened everything(LCA's, TTL, etc) WHILE it was on the lift. The manual, though, says to *loosely* tighten everything and THEN torque it AFTER lowering the car.....which makes perfect sense.
So... i'm just wondering if there's any harm in driving the car until i get a chance to retorq everything properly.......
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