Rear right strut mount

[DWBOX2000]

Thanks for the replies. I have a small noise in the rear right quarter when the car moves. I jacked up and shook everything around. The only noise I got was when I put a 2x4 under wheel and I bounced up and down. It might also just be the sealing ring. It wasn't in the best of shape when I put the car strut back in the last time. I remember thinking I should replace. My gut is the mount is good. The car only has 53k on it and doesn't appear to have had a rough life. Now the eccentric bolt is on the track arm right? That shouldn't be so bad to loosen. I will mark and loosen. Any suggestion on how to torque? Can I put the torque on the Allen wrench and just a wrench on the nut. Hold the Allen in place and turn the nut with the wrench? Would it still click?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by DWBOX2000

Any suggestion on how to torque? Can I put the torque on the Allen wrench and just a wrench on the nut. Hold the Allen in place and turn the nut with the wrench? Would it still click?

Yes, that's how I do it. Use a box end wrench to hold the nut and a hex head socket that attaches to your torque wrench.

There are some sockets with an open side that can be used on the nut combined with an allen key but most of us DIY's don't own such a socket.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by DWBOX2000

Now the eccentric bolt is on the track arm right? That shouldn't be so bad to loosen. I will mark and loosen. ...

The info you need for the eccentric bolts is in this post including torques:
Replacing the rear suspension bracket

Originally Posted by DWBOX2000

Any suggestion on how to torque? Can I put the torque on the Allen wrench and just a wrench on the nut. Hold the Allen in place and turn the nut with the wrench? Would it still click?

Without removing the strut, I don't think you are going to be able to do a proper torque. Probably the best you can do is estimate. Here's what my old shop manual has for strut torques:

[DWBOX2000]

Thanks for the post. So am I loosing 2 eccentric bolts? One on control arm, one on tracking arm?