Torque figures for ball joint mounting bolts

[Mike Self]

I checked my factory shop manual carefully and couldn't find a figure for the M8 bolts.  Odd since every other fastener in the entire front axle assembly has a torque figure, and there's an entire page devoted to drilling out the factory rivets to replace a ball joint, and then using bolts to hold the new one in place.

 

TIA

mike

[Simeon]

The torque specification spreadsheet in the Technical Articles has it as 25 +8 NM as “Track rod arm (Pitman arm) at kingpin (strut housing)”. 

 

The names in that spreadsheet are a bit abstract so I would be interested in confirmation. 

[Mike Self]

4 hours ago, Simeon said:

Track rod arm (Pitman arm) at kingpin (strut housing)”.

I saw that but thought that meant the three "special bolts" (the ones with the safety wire holes in 'em) that hold those two parts together, not the 3 bolts that hold the ball joint to the lower control arm...or am I mistaken?  The terms used in the shop manual confuse me too!  And I'm too used to ft/lbs to conceptualize newton/meters.  

 

mike

['76mintgrün'02]

Does this help?  
 

Metric Bolt Torque Table Estimated with clamp load as 75% of proof load as specified in ISO 898-1
Property Class	8.8		10.9		12.9 Socket Head  Cap Screw
Minimum Tensile  Strength MPa	M6 - M16:  800 M20 - M30:  830		1040		1220
Nominal Size and Thread Pitch	Bolt Torque Specs in Foot Pounds or (Inch Pounds)
	Dry	Lubed	Dry	Lubed	Dry	Lubed
M8 x 1.25	(225)	(169)	(333)	(242)	(377)	(284)

 

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