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Just a quick question about the torque specs for the front end suspension; I have an 01 SE that I'm doing a complete front end rebuild on & I'm really only finding the specs for 2000. Are they the same? Reason why I'm asking is I've actually seen one of the differences between the red and white FSM's live and in the flesh a couple of years ago when I had to drop my front subframe for the first time to replace all of the transmission solenoids (BTW DON'T unscrew the silver bolt on the valve body or a minor cardiac event will occur). I'm basically just worried about the control arms, struts, & inner tie rods, everything else I've replaced before and remember them by heart.

GENERAL STEERING AND SUSPENSION
Drive axle nut 118 ft.lbs.
Frame to underbody 141 ft.lbs.
Power steering gear pipe to pump 22 ft.lbs.
Power steering gear pipe to steering gear. 22 ft.lbs.
Power steering pump mounting bolts 20 ft.lbs.
Steering gear mounting bolts 70 ft.lbs.
Tie rod jam nut 55 ft.lbs.
Outer tie rod end to knuckle 35 - 52 ft.lbs.
Inner tie rod to steering gear 74 ft.lbs.


FRONT SUSPENSION
Brake bracket to strut 13 ft.lbs.
Caliper bracket to knuckle 135 ft.lbs.
Caliper bolts 63 ft.lbs.
Control arm bolts 117 ft.lbs.
Control arm front bolt 93 ft.lbs.
Wheel speed sensor to strut 13 ft.lbs.
Hub to knuckle 70 ft.lbs.
Ball joint to knuckle 50 ft.lbs.
Stabilizer bar bracket 35 ft.lbs.
Stabilizer bar link nut 13 ft.lbs.
Strut mount nut 55 ft.lbs.
Strut mount to body 35 ft.lbs.
Strut to knuckle 135 ft. lbs.
Lug nuts 100 ft.lbs.

Thanks nosblood; I'm guessing those are the final numbers & they kinda jive with the numbers in the kit
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BTW can you give me a quick lowdown on hor to actually make a photo show up in a post instead of linking it?

prof. utonium wrote:BTW can you give me a quick lowdown on hor to actually make a photo show up in a post instead of linking it?

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