Suspension - Lower Ball Joint Service | Precautions
Ball Joint: Technical Service Bulletins
Suspension - Lower Ball Joint Service Precautions
Number
85-3-3
Date
1/85
Subject:
LOWER BALL JOINT SERVICE 1980-84 PHOENIX AND 1982-85 6000
LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY
When servicing the front suspension lower ball joint, care should be taken to align the broached notch in the ball joint stud (the cylinderical shaft that fits
into the knuckle) with the clamp bolt hole. The clamp bolt must assemble freely without interference with the ball joint stud.
Clamp bolt torque is important to
the performance of the ball joint
stud. To insure proper bolt torque,
replace bolt (P/N 14034747) and nut
(P/N 11502812), per the shop manual,
each time vehicle service requires
(separation removal of the ball
joint from the knuckle).
Clamp
torque should be 50 N-m (37 ft. lb.). Because of possible hole damage, replace the knuckle servicing ball joints that are loose in the knuckle or have
broken studs.
