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Ball Joint

FRONT LOWER SUSPENSION ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY

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 2 to 4 seconds per turn and take the torque reading on the 5th turn.

Torque 0.78 to 3.43 Nm (8 to 35 kgf-cm, 6.9 to 30 in-lbf)