Front Stabilizer Bar: Inspection: Inspection

INSPECT FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSEMBLY

Fig 1: Flipping Ball Joint Stud Back & Forth
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1. Flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times, as shown in the illustration, before installing the nut.
2. 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: 0.05 to 1.96 N*m (0.5 to 20.0 kgf*cm, 0.4 to 17.3 in.*lbf)
3. Check for any cracks and grease leakage on the ball joint dust cover.