Steering Outer Socket and Inner Socket
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Infiniti FX45 and 2008 Infiniti FX35. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
TORQUE SPECIFICATION
| Steering gear type | PR26AM | |
| Tie-rod ball joint outer socket | Swinging torque | 0.3 - 2.9 N.m (0.03 - 0.29 kg-m, 3 - 25 in-lb) |
Measurement on spring balance
|
4.84 - 46.7 N (0.5 - 4.8 kg, 1.0 - 10 lb) | |
| Rotating torque | 0.3 - 2.9 N.m (0.03 - 0.29 kg-m, 3 - 25 in-lb) | |
| Axial end play | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) or less | |
| Tie-rod ball joint inner socket | Swinging torque | 1.0 - 7.8 N.m (0.11 - 0.79 kg-m, 9 - 69 in-lb) |
Measurement on spring balance
|
12.1 - 93.7 N (1.2 - 9.6 kg, 3.0 - 21 lb) | |
| Axial end play | 0.2 mm (0.01 in) or less | |
| Tie-rod length "L" | 135.2 mm (5.32 in) | |