Ball Joint

Front suspension

Upper Ball Joints:
Check that there is no looseness on the ball joint by shaking the upper arm up and down by hand.

Lower Ball Joints:
Hub nuts up and down force 294 N (30 kgf, 66 lbs.)
Maximum Deflection 0.5 mm (0.020 inch)

Upper arm ball joint turning torque 4.5 Nm (46 kgf-cm, 40 inch lbs.) or less
Lower arm ball joint turning torque 3.0 Nm (31 kgf-cm, 27 inch lbs.) or less
Stabilizer link ball joint turning torque 2.0 Nm (20 kgf-cm, 18 inch lbs.) or less
Lower ball joint attachment x steering knuckle arm 225 Nm (2,290 kgf-cm, 166 ft. lbs.)

Stabilizer link ball joint turning torque 0.05 - 2.0 Nm (0.5 - 20 kgf-cm, 0.4 - 17 inch lbs.)