Aligning The Drive Shaft In The Hub And The Spring Strut In The Wheel Spindle

Fig 1: Locating Screw For Drive Shaft And Nut For Ball Joint And Control Arm

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Align the ball joint pinion on the spring strut with the control arm and release the tensioning strap to free the control arm.

Install a new nut on the ball joint. Tighten. See: Summary of tightening torques for specific components . Counterhold using a Torx wrench so that the ball joint boot does not twist.

Tighten the drive shaft screw. See Summary of tightening torques for specific components .

Installing The Wheel 

Install the wheel. See Installing wheels .