94 Q45 Rear Strut Torque values

[ponytrekker]

First, thank you all for all the great leads for parts and service tips on this forum. I've saved some serious cash.

Secondly,

I'm replacing my rear struts with Tokico blues and I am having difficulty finding a service manual, (didn't find one in the spare tire either). Does anybody recall the torque lbs/ft for:

lower strut mounting boltsupper strut mounting bolts upper strut retaining bolt

I'm not sold on the bootleg CD version on Ebay either.

Jay

[DAEDALUS]

Welcome to NICO! Lower strut bolt/nut is 57-72 ft-lbs, upper strut mounting nuts are 12-14 ft-lbs, and the retaining nut is 13-17 ft-lbs. Values are from a '90 manual, but I'm pretty sure they're the same or very close to the '94's. Keep checking Ebay for the factory manual, but if you really need it, go ahead and order one from Joe at Scottsdale. Good call on the bootleg CD manual, but for the price, I won't complain.

[Chally]

Same as 94 manual.

[ponytrekker]

Thank you Daedalus. Mission accomplished. Car is handling nice, no noise at all. Total cost $235.00 thanks to Nico and Scottsdale.

Next up, front struts, tension rod bushings and upper links!