Extreme novice here. I recently decided to pull my 2001 TL out of the garage after sitting for nearly two years (I got a company vehicle and neglected the car - like an idiot). Before I parked it, I knew I had to replace at least the front axle bearing on the passenger side, so that's where I started and decided to tackle both as the other bearing was probably near the end of its useful life. New bearings and hubs are pressed, both knuckles are mounted with the castle nuts tightened. New rotors, pads and caliper slides. Everything is all ready to go, but as an engineer, I'm concerned about proper torque on the three castle nuts.

What is the torque spec on the three castle nuts (upper, lower and tie-rod (on the side))?

The car is not worth the price of taking it into the shop to have a pro look at it, and as a DIYer in general, I'm pretty happy with the outcome of my project so far. Just need to make sure it's safe to drive by installing the castle nuts properly.

 

By the way, this board has been very helpful in guiding me through my project. No way I would have gotten this far without its existence so thank you to all of the contributors!

 

Upper ball joint: 29 - 35 lb ft
Lower ball joint: 36 - 43 lb ft

Tighten the castle nuts to the lower torque value and then tighten them only far enough beyond that to allow the cotter pin to slide in.

Outer tie rod: 32 lb ft

 

Perfect! Thank you very much.

 

What a coincidence, I have to change out my cv axle/wheel bearings, new NSK bearings on the way but I don't think this is a DIY job... I can't press the hub and bearing without some tools I don't have access too..

 

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