Installing Tie-Rod Ball

1. 1.1 Replace nut securing tie-rod ball to wheel bearing housing.
2. 1.2 Tighten nut -3-  securing tie-rod ball -1-  to wheel bearing housing -2-  and counter at the hexagon socket of the joint pin -4-  .

   > Tightening - torque 100 Nm (74 ftlb.) 

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   Tie-rod ball on wheel bearing housing

3. 1.3 Tighten nut -3-  securing the tie-rod ball -1-  to the tie rod -2-  and counter at the tie-rod ball -1-  .

   > Tightening - torque 90 Nm (67 ftlb.) 

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   Tie-rod ball on tie rod

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Air-guide element on tie rod

1. 2.1 Push air-guide -1-  onto the tie-rod ball from the front and check the position of the lock nut in the cut-out on the air guide -1-  .
2. 2.2 Hook the top three locking lugs of the new clamp -3-  into the relevant cut-outs on the air guide -1-  .
3. 2.3 Press the clamp -3 -  down as far as required using the cross-strut on the back of the clamp until the bottom two locking lugs engage.
4. 2.4 Check the engagement of the clamps -3-  in the test lugs -2-  .