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      07-07-2014, 08:16 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by techwhiz View Post
Get a die and clean up the threads on the shock.
The lower mount point on the arm carries the load.
The nut would only need to work if the shock has failed and has no rebound.

Just re-thread with a die that matches the threads already there.
+1, clean up the threads and install it with proper nut. Bottom threads stick out more than 3 mm IIRC so nut will be using all or mostly undamaged threads once it is all the way on.
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