You've just installed new front springs and struts and you put the top plate on. Everything is looking good and you install the strut/assembly with the four studs back in your car. My question... the center nut that holds the top plate to the strut... how the hell are you supposed to torque that nut down when the center part also spins with it?

 

We used 2 wrenches. One to fit the center point to hold it still. One to fit the center nut to crank it down. If you do not hold onto the center point, it will only spin.

 

I understand that part. If you look at the service manual it says to torque the center nut to 46 ft-lbs. How do you put a socket over the nut connected to a torque wrench to torque the nut to 46ft-lbs when the center part spins with the nut?

What you're saying is use two wrenches. How do you torque the big nut to 46 ft-lbs with a box wrench?

 

You torque the top center nut before you put it back into the car. It's the last thing you do whe you're putting the springs on the strut.