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Ball Joint

Ball Joint
LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY FRONT LH





As shown in the illustration, flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times, before installing the nut.
Using a torque wrench, turn the nut continuously at a rate of 3 to 5 seconds per 1 turn and take the torque reading on the 5th turn.
Torque:
Turning torque 0.98 to 4.9 Nm (10 to 50 kgf-cm, 8.7 to 43 inch lbs.)