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RamAir02 · 03-31-2025, 07:54 AM

I noticed the clunking on track yesterday on the passenger front. Jacked up the car and confirmed the DSSV is not bolted to the blue top hat -- I can lift the entire wheel/strut assembly about a half inch with the car in the air. So it seems I have run into this same issue where the nut has come loose from the top hat bolt.

My car is out of warranty, so I'd like to repair if possible. A new DSSV is about $1500! Is it possible to get to that nut? If I remove the strut, remove the bottom nut and release the spring compression, is there a way to get to that nut and tighten it to the top hat?

03-31-2025, 07:54 AM	#29
RamAir02 Shadow Gray '19 ZLE M6 Drives: '19 ZL1 1LE M6 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 1,458 View My Garage	I noticed the clunking on track yesterday on the passenger front. Jacked up the car and confirmed the DSSV is not bolted to the blue top hat -- I can lift the entire wheel/strut assembly about a half inch with the car in the air. So it seems I have run into this same issue where the nut has come loose from the top hat bolt. My car is out of warranty, so I'd like to repair if possible. A new DSSV is about $1500! Is it possible to get to that nut? If I remove the strut, remove the bottom nut and release the spring compression, is there a way to get to that nut and tighten it to the top hat? __________________ 2019 ZL1 1LE \| M6 \| SGM \| PDR \| CF Dash \| Nav \| Wheel Locks PPF \| Paint Correction \| ZL1 Addons Rock Guards \| ZL1 Addons Lift Pads \| ZL1 Addons Feather Lite Tow Hook \| JWM Smoked Sidemarkers \| Wildhammer Smoked Rear Reflectors \| JWM License Plate LEDs \| RotoFab CAI \| ADM IC Reservoir v2 \| BC Forged RZ05 \| SPL Toe Arms \| BW Brake Deflectors \| CMS Roll Bar \| Schroth Profi II ASM Harnesses . Sold: '99 Trans Am (bolt-ons & cam) \| '00 WS6 (bolt-ons, heads, cam, 12 bolt) \| '05 CTS-V (bolt-ons, short throw) \| '10 SS/RS M6 (short throw, CAI, coilovers, LTs, catback, JRE tune) \| '01 WS6 YouTube