Lower Arm: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Mariner and 2006 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Position the lower arm to the frame and loosely install the 2 lower arm bolts.
- Remove the support from the subframe.
- Position the wheel knuckle on the lower ball joint and install the lower ball joint pinch bolt and the nut.
- To install, tighten to:
- 70 Nm (52 lb-ft) (vehicles built through 9/2005)
- 63 Nm (46 lb-ft) (vehicles built after 9/2005)
- To install, tighten to:
- Position a floor jack under the lower ball joint and raise it until the previously recorded ride height is achieved.
- Tighten the front lower arm bolt to 115 Nm (85 lb-ft).
- Tighten the rear lower arm bolt to 175 Nm (129 lb-ft).
- Check and, if necessary, align the front end. For additional information, refer to SUSPENSION SYSTEM-GENERAL INFORMATION .