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by sandsandsand
22 Sep 2018, 15:21
Forum: S80 1st gen 1999-2006
Topic: Ball joint loosened
Replies: 3
Views: 730

Re: Ball joint loosened

I appreciate the feedback. The brand is Febi Bilstein. No grease or corrosion on threads or washer. The car was on the jack when I torqued. Yes, I also think it is strange that this happened. Could it be that my torque wrench is inaccurate? I remember that when I mounted the ball joint I had that fe...
by sandsandsand
22 Sep 2018, 12:08
Forum: S80 1st gen 1999-2006
Topic: Ball joint loosened
Replies: 3
Views: 730

Ball joint loosened

I discovered that I had to replace the front right ball joint, and did so. When tightening the lower aluminum nut I used the torque specs - 50 Nm + 40 degrees. One month later I started to experience oversteering. I discovered that the lower nut had loosened completely. I decided to torque it to 100...