Help Asap!!

[mattchewone]

Just was out with my car and read something earlier about a knocking noise and tightening the supsension under the bonnet so i thought i would give it a try and one of the nuts isnt doing up or undoing it just seems to be spinning with the socket. I am just about to use a spanner to see if the bolt spins with the nut, what shall i do if it spins is there a bolt head i can hold while tighening the nut? could i mole grip the bolt while doing up the nut? Cheers

[hesslevtr]

which nuts you on about

get a pic

[mattchewone]

gota go out in a min but as you lift the bonnet up the suspension strut bit there are the bolts holding the suspension in place one of them is not tightening up. Just double checked it the bolt is staying still but it isnt getting any tighter what could be the problem?

[hesslevtr]

u mean 1 of the 3 13mm ones

i wouldnt go to mad tightening them as they snap easy

which may of hapened but snapped further down

[mattchewone]

the bolt isnt spinning though its just the nut is going round and round not getting tighter nor looser

[hesslevtr]

possibly threads then

[mattchewone]

on the nut? or the bolt? how do i get the nut of to replace it if it just keeps spinning?

[hesslevtr]

could be either nut or the bolt

its a whole new top mount of the leg it its the nut

[mattchewone]

How much would that cost, would i have to get it from citroen?

[hesslevtr]

citroen wills ell it you might be able to get them from a motor factors which will be cheaper then citroen

not sure on prices

[steveos_vts]

or try and retap it

sounds like you have pulled the treads off try a new nut first and the mounts probally under £50 but its the labour that will kill it i think its hour and half labour @ £70 odd quid

[mattchewone]

the bolt wont come off if i undo it, it still just spins it doesnt move how would i get it off to try a new nut?

[hesslevtr]

holding the thread with mole grips and turn nut with spanner but you may damage the bolt threads more