Hammerman

Question for those few who have purchased and installed the Stillen engine damper: how the heck did you tighten the #$%^&*! assembly on the end of the damper that attaches to the frame rail?

I'm not referring to the three bolts that secure the bracket to the frame rail; rather, I'm referring to the bolt and nut that pass through the damper bracket horizontally and secure the damper to the bracket. I can barely shove an allen wrench into the bolt end, but I can't fit a socket wrench on the nut. And there's no room to pivot a crescent wrench.

Any help or suggetions appreciated. Anyone? Bueller? Anyone? Anyone?

GTNPU Z

iTrader: (17)

When I had mine done, we completely took off the coolant bottle to make space. Made it real easy to do the install in that tight area.

mofoz

iTrader: (1)

CJM(phunk) did mine and they said they fought with it but had to take the bottle off to get it tightened.

bill

uplz4588

yeah just remove that coolent bottle its like 1 bolt... that way you will have enough room... we had to take a long a$$ chizle thing to spread the bracket out a bit, then it slid in and we had 2 socket wrenches... i held one in place and tightend w/ the otherone

copba1t

iTrader: (2)

A box wrench did the trick for me

Hammerman

Thanks for the replies.

It's all about having the right tools, isn't it? I don't have a box wrench set but I'll go grab one...they look like they would be quite handy for several jobs.

And I'll remove than damn coolant bottle too...I almost did that before I got started because it seemed to be in the way of everything.

jreiter

iTrader: (6)

You can also pick up a ratcheting box end wrench. Even better. But you said it, it's all about the right tools with some of these tight spaces. Like doing the tranny install: a 3 foot extension for your ratchet makes all the difference.