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Jan 29, 2013 | 09:06 PM

vczar1

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Reybestos ball joint torque

I'm going to install a Raybestos professional grade ball joints on my 2002 7.3 Ex. I can't find torque requirements anywhere, instructions say it has to be proper but does not say what is proper. Does anyone know?

Jan 29, 2013 | 09:07 PM

Papa Tiger

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I would go with OEM specs or call M.

Jan 29, 2013 | 09:11 PM

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What is the OEM spec?

Jan 30, 2013 | 12:01 AM

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What is the OEM spec?

Big breaker bar and brute force

Upper ball joint nut to 101 lb-ft. Same for the lower

Jan 30, 2013 | 01:57 AM

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I just did this two weeks ago..
The torque sequence should be:
35 ft-lbs lower,
70 ft-lbs upper,
then re-torque lower to 190 ft-lbs

Jan 30, 2013 | 02:48 AM

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Is 190 a typo? 110?

Jan 30, 2013 | 03:00 AM

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Is 190 a typo? 110?

No typo.. 190 per the instrutions that came with the ball joints and the vid I included in the above post. Basicly as tight as you can get using a 18" breaker bar... pressing my foot on the spring for a bit of leverage and keeping in mind I'm not the stongest guy.

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Jan 30, 2013 | 10:46 AM

Kdr358

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This is why I never mess with tq specs. Call me old school but I have enough experience to tell when something is tight. The only time I torque anything is if its steel into aluminum.