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Old May 12, 2018 | 10:52 AM
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2010 big horn rwd - replaced lower and upper ball joints need torque specification to reassemble the knuckle. Thnaks
 

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95 lb-ft for the lower

70 lb-ft for the upper
 
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Originally Posted by daktwos
95 lb-ft for the lower

70 lb-ft for the upper
Thanks for the help...
 
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Originally Posted by BopMan
2010 big horn rwd - replaced lower and upper ball joints need torque specification to reassemble the knuckle. Thnaks
Before you do anything else, go here: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...-and-more.html

and download the factory service manual. Don't be put off by the year, mechanically they are all pretty similar.
 
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'06 and later had generally higher torque specs than the '05 models listed in that fsm.
 
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