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 in accordance with 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 tapered end of wheel carrier: Tightening torque 100 Nm (74 ft. lb.)

Always use a new nut following removal.

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Lock nut -2- securing tie-rod ball to tie rod: Tightening torque 90 Nm (67 ft. lb.)

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