Pounds of torque for ball joints, tie rods, and idler arm
Jul 16, 2014 at 6:42 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
CAR REPAIR CONTRIBUTOR
110,190 POSTS
Ball joint to steering knuckle nut:
Upper ball joint - 74 ft lbs
Lower ball joint - 94 ft lbs
Upper ball joint to control arm nuts:
18 ft lbs
Tie rod to steering knuckle nut:
46 ft lbs
Idler arm mounting bolts:
78 ft lbs
Idler arm to relay rod nut:
40 ft lbs
Hope this helps.
Joe
Jul 16, 2014 at 9:24 PM
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