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.

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Following installation, seal the threaded joint securing tie rod to wheel bearing housing with wax as shown in -Illustration-  . Use Pfinder AP14/4 for this (see PIWIS Parts Information - PET).

Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Applying wax on marked area (shown on threaded joint securing lower trailing arm)

1. Installation is performed in reverse order to removal.

   Observe specified tightening torques:

   Tie-rod ball to wheel carrier: > Tightening torque 85 Nm (63 ftlb.) 

   Lock nut on tie rod: > Tightening torque 50 Nm (37 ftlb.)