No but I can tell you that the lower control arm nut is around 100ft-lbs. The upper ball joint nut to spindle is 70 to 90ft-lbs. It would be about 100ft-lbs for the lower ball joint nut. on the upper ball joint, if you take the 4 nuts and bolts loose there, those are about 30ft-lbs each. I couldn't find the spec on the torsion torque arm. I would start at 50ft-lbs and work your way to 70ft-lbs. At any point it feel like it is stretching the threads, then stop. The caliper bracket is 90ft-lbs. The outer tire rod end is around 25ft-lbs. Swaybar end link is 22ft-lbs, and the sway bar to frame brackets are 20ft-lbs. Any nuts or bolts I have missed, you should just make it tight without stripping the threads. However, you can go to my website and I have a page that gives you the general torque spec per size of the bolt. Follow the chart if in doubt. rodsshop.org/bolts-by-grade-and-torque/
@@RodsshopOrg oh thank you I'm doing my ball joints and tie rods right now and don't want to leave them too loose or over tigheten them since I don't have the service manual, your response came in clutch
In this case, the control arm was bent but if you go back and watch, I do mention that you could just replace just the bushings. This truck was in a wreck and the frame shop pointed out to the customer that the lower arm was bent, so that is why this video is about replacing the arm. However, you can use this video for a guide to remove the arm to replace the bushings.
Great video! Lots of good tips.
Love the video!
did you use any torque specs?
No but I can tell you that the lower control arm nut is around 100ft-lbs. The upper ball joint nut to spindle is 70 to 90ft-lbs. It would be about 100ft-lbs for the lower ball joint nut. on the upper ball joint, if you take the 4 nuts and bolts loose there, those are about 30ft-lbs each.
I couldn't find the spec on the torsion torque arm. I would start at 50ft-lbs and work your way to 70ft-lbs. At any point it feel like it is stretching the threads, then stop.
The caliper bracket is 90ft-lbs. The outer tire rod end is around 25ft-lbs. Swaybar end link is 22ft-lbs, and the sway bar to frame brackets are 20ft-lbs.
Any nuts or bolts I have missed, you should just make it tight without stripping the threads. However, you can go to my website and I have a page that gives you the general torque spec per size of the bolt. Follow the chart if in doubt.
rodsshop.org/bolts-by-grade-and-torque/
@@RodsshopOrg oh thank you I'm doing my ball joints and tie rods right now and don't want to leave them too loose or over tigheten them since I don't have the service manual, your response came in clutch
Why would one would opt for a new arm vs replacing the bushings?
In this case, the control arm was bent but if you go back and watch, I do mention that you could just replace just the bushings. This truck was in a wreck and the frame shop pointed out to the customer that the lower arm was bent, so that is why this video is about replacing the arm.
However, you can use this video for a guide to remove the arm to replace the bushings.
The control arm was bent from a wreck, a VW Beetle nailed the driver's wheel. Ended up replacing the upper control arm as well.