Control arm & ball joint tightening torque

[ForbesZ]

Thanks a lot for looking that up. I doubt it's 14 Nm since that would be 10.5 ft-lbs which doesn't seem like enough considering it's a ball joint (although it might be since those bolts aren't under any real load; they just hold the base of the ball joint into the socket in the spindle where the real load exists).

I'll check the torque with my torque wrench before I take it off and go from there. If it really is 10.5 ft-lbs, I should be able to verify that with the torque wrench pretty easily. If it is more and there is rust on the bolts, the torque required to undo those bolts will be more than what would actually be their design torque.

I really appreciate you looking that up for me hayaku!!

[hayaku]

Originally Posted by ForbesZ

Thanks a lot for looking that up. I doubt it's 14 Nm since that would be 10.5 ft-lbs which doesn't seem like enough considering it's a ball joint (although it might be since those bolts aren't under any real load; they just hold the base of the ball joint into the socket in the spindle where the real load exists).

I'll check the torque with my torque wrench before I take it off and go from there. If it really is 10.5 ft-lbs, I should be able to verify that with the torque wrench pretty easily. If it is more and there is rust on the bolts, the torque required to undo those bolts will be more than what would actually be their design torque.

I really appreciate you looking that up for me hayaku!!

de nada... best of luck