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ricecop425 · 01-26-2005, 02:44 AM

i need the to know what i have to torque my ball joints and tie rod ends at, can someone help me please? i am putting my supsension back together sometime this week. thanks you it would be deeply apprieciated

Tx Firefighter · 01-26-2005, 08:44 AM

I've been waiting for someone to offer you the help you need on this.

Let me tell you what every mechanic including myself does. Freaking pull hard on the wrench. Then, tighten it even tighter till the hole lines up, never loosen it.

I couldn't even imagine how may balljoint and tieord castelated nuts I've tightened, and every one of them has been a real hard pull on the wrench, then more until the pin lines up. Never had a trouble.

ricecop425 · 01-27-2005, 03:47 AM

thanks man, finally someone, i wasn't tottaly sure and i wanted to be correct. from my reading you always seem to come thru in the clutch. thanks again, later

fastbagged68 · 01-27-2005, 02:51 PM

torque it down till it strips then back it off 1/4 turn! j/k

toolpimp · 01-28-2005, 09:52 PM

tork the tierod ends to no more than 55 lbs then till the tiny little hole for the cotter pin lines up. The ball joints to 90 lbs. .

LONGHAIR · 01-29-2005, 08:23 AM

Generally in situations like this if you torque the nut to the specification of a grade 5 bolt of the same diameter, you will be fine. Like Tx Firefighter said...once you are tight, do not loosen it to align the cotter pin slot. Tighten it more, until you get to the next one.

jamis · 01-29-2005, 08:34 AM

Also make shure the tapers are nice and clean, avoid having a lot of paint on the tapers as well. A little anti seize and no paint works best.

01-26-2005, 02:44 AM	#1
ricecop425 carl Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 190	can someone help please i need the to know what i have to torque my ball joints and tie rod ends at, can someone help me please? i am putting my supsension back together sometime this week. thanks you it would be deeply apprieciated __________________ a man and his truck, such a beautiful thing

01-26-2005, 08:44 AM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	I've been waiting for someone to offer you the help you need on this. Let me tell you what every mechanic including myself does. Freaking pull hard on the wrench. Then, tighten it even tighter till the hole lines up, never loosen it. I couldn't even imagine how may balljoint and tieord castelated nuts I've tightened, and every one of them has been a real hard pull on the wrench, then more until the pin lines up. Never had a trouble. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

01-27-2005, 03:47 AM	#3
ricecop425 carl Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 190	thanks man, finally someone, i wasn't tottaly sure and i wanted to be correct. from my reading you always seem to come thru in the clutch. thanks again, later __________________ a man and his truck, such a beautiful thing

01-28-2005, 09:52 PM	#5
toolpimp too many toys Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: winnipeg sorta Posts: 63	tork the tierod ends to no more than 55 lbs then till the tiny little hole for the cotter pin lines up. The ball joints to 90 lbs. . __________________ if we were all fatter we'd be closer together 1971 gmc 3/4 4x4 383 stroked 1968 1/2 2nd owner 4bbl 6cyl 1969 gmc 3/4 4 sale 350 4bbl 4spd 1969 chev 1/2 lowered 5 spd 454 4bbl 1947 chev coupe 2002 harley flhtcui 6 -67-72 my parts

01-29-2005, 08:34 AM	#7
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	Also make shure the tapers are nice and clean, avoid having a lot of paint on the tapers as well. A little anti seize and no paint works best. __________________ F.A.S.T. President and Founder Fabricators for the Advancement of Sawsall Technology "A fear of the Sawsall is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." ~Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"

01-27-2005, 02:51 PM	#4
fastbagged68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tri Valley California Posts: 792	torque it down till it strips then back it off 1/4 turn! j/k

01-29-2005, 08:23 AM	#6
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	Generally in situations like this if you torque the nut to the specification of a grade 5 bolt of the same diameter, you will be fine. Like Tx Firefighter said...once you are tight, do not loosen it to align the cotter pin slot. Tighten it more, until you get to the next one.



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