[HELP]Need TQ/procedure for Front ball joints nuts
10-30-2005, 11:56 AM
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[HELP]Need TQ/procedure for Front ball joints nuts I just got throught installing an upper and lower control arm (driver side) and need the torque and seat-procedure for the upper and lower ball joint nuts (to mount the spindle) for a 1997 Camaro 3.8L w/base suspension. Thanks!
10-30-2005, 06:44 PM
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I forget the specs now, but I simply put the stud through the control arm and torque it to spec. If it's an old ball joint and is "spinning" as you try to tighten it (and you are not replacing it), you can jack up the spindle with a jack (put a block above the upper control arm) just a little bit so it will preload it and it won't spin while you torque it.
