Installing Tie-Rod Ball
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Clean the thread of the tie-rod ball before screwing the tie-rod ball onto the tie rod.
To prevent any damage when screwing the tie-rod ball onto the tie rod, make sure in particular that the thread engages uniformly.
Screw on the tie-rod ball by the number of turns you wrote down during removal. Then turn it as far as the marking.
This is not a substitute for a later suspension alignment, but merely avoids the need for an approximate adjustment of the steering trapeze.
- Installation is performed in reverse order to removal. Pay particular attention to the following:
Fastening nut -1- securing tie-rod ball to wheel bearing housing: Tightening torque 90 Nm (67 ftlb.)
Always use a new nut following removal.
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Lock nut -2- securing tie-rod ball -3- to tie rod -1- : Tightening torque 90 Nm (67 ftlb.)