Installation

SUSPENSION: FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT: INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION
HINT:
- Use the same procedures for the RH side and LH side.
- The procedures listed below are for the LH side.
- A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt chart Standard Bolt - Specified Torque For Standard Bolts.





1. INSTALL FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Install the lower ball joint to the lower suspension arm.
(b) Install the nut and a new cotter pin.
Torque: 162 Nm (1,650 kgf-cm, 119 ft-lbf)
(c) Install the lower ball joint with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 113 Nm (1,150 kgf-cm, 83 ft-lbf)
2. INSTALL TIE ROD ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Install the tie rod to the lower ball joint.
(b) Install the nut and clip.
Torque: 87 Nm (890 kgf-cm, 64 ft-lbf)
3. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL
(a) Install the wheel with the 5 nuts.
Torque: 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft-lbf)
4. STABILIZE SUSPENSION.
5. INSTALL WHEEL HUB ORNAMENT SUB-ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the ornament with the 10 bolts.
Torque: 20 Nm (204 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf)