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Ball Joint / Tie Rod end torque specs for 68 B Body


Good morning CP forum,

I am finishing up on my front end re- furb at glacial pace and I am hoping that someone could chime in on torque specs for:

-upper ball joint

- lower ball joint

- outer and inner tie rod ends

Thx. Jake



-- Edited by 68 Grande on Saturday 14th of September 2019 10:35:22 AM

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I never torqued mine to a spec, I just made them tight, got the castle nut to align with the hole, and stuck in a cotter pin.

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Do you still need this information Carl?



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This is from the 67 Chassis manual. I don't have the 68 manual but I checked and the ball joints and tie rods are the same for 67-68. Sorry, my scanner it too time consuming to scan and post it that way!

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seventy2plus2 wrote:

I never torqued mine to a spec, I just made them tight, got the castle nut to align with the hole, and stuck in a cotter pin.


 X 2 ! I doubt anyone ever torqued them.



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Never torque mine either, even though I have the specs, always make sure it's tight and well seated, then slide in the cotter in.

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