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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Default need torque specs for control arm

anybody here know the torque specs for the rear control arm?
as well as the procedure to replace one?
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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how the arms they are the fronts.
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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just tighten it until your elbow clicks ha ha

i say locktite and an impact gun...
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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use a 3/8 ratchet and tighen it until you grunt. dont use lock-tite or an impact gun. the last thing you need is a stripped thread. i hear of those going out all the time. go to the dealership and ask them, or buy a haynes.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 02:28 AM
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Default Re: need torque specs for control arm

Originally Posted by Zeusone
how the arms they are the fronts.
What??
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:33 AM
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lol. wtf was i writing. must have been drunk. i meant the arms i have are the fronts not the rears.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Default Re: need torque specs for control arm

Originally Posted by Zeusone
lol. wtf was i writing. must have been drunk. i meant the arms i have are the fronts not the rears.
ahhh, ok gotcha. that makes more sense. haha. thanks anyways!
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