ball joint bolt torque?

anybody know what to torque the replacement balljoint bolts too because im drawing a blank

theres a torque???????
i just ate my weaties and tightened all i could.

TIGHT

Tighten till you pop a vein in your forehead, LMAO!

Rago wrote:Tighten till you pop a vein in your forehead, LMAO!

Take it to the jackwagons that did an(emergency) oil change for me once! Took me 10 f-ing minutes to crack the drain plug loose the next time I changed it! I wanted to go back and shoot those c*ck juggling thunder c*nts for putting it on so damn tight!!!!!!!!!

[/anger and rant]

74MonteCarlo wrote:Take it to the jackwagons that did an(emergency) oil change for me once! Took me 10 f-ing minutes to crack the drain plug loose the next time I changed it! I wanted to go back and shoot those c*ck juggling thunder c*nts for putting it on so damn tight!!!!!!!!!

[/anger and rant]

No offense, but that's what you get for letting someone else touch your pride and joy.

It wasn't the 74 Monte. It was the 98, and its NOT my pride and joy. It was an 'emergency' change, if you will. I was 70 miles away from home at my grandma's place for the week, I was a hair over 3000 miles since the last change, and something told me to check the oil when I got there, and it was very low. Didn't want to drive home with it that low.

So... you couldn't have put a half/full quart in it? I don't think 70 miles + (a hair over 3K) constitutes an "emergency" change.

But hey, to each their own.

billy-ray wrote:anybody know what to torque the replacement balljoint bolts too because im drawing a blank

From another forum - Says it's from the 74 manual.....
Ball Joint Studs: Upper-60# .. Lower 83#
Upper control arm to frame: 97#
Upper control arm shaft nuts: 68#
Shock absorbers: 90# (inch/lbs)
Stabilizer bar link: 150# (inch/lbs)
Stabilizer bracket: 24#
Disk Brake Caliper: 35#

Link:
http://www.elcaminocentral.com/showthread.php?t=25692

I don't like to go over 3000. Mainly becasue it has aloud rod knock when it's cold and I want to take care of it to make it last as long as I can.

Go a head and read my signature again if you don't like how I maintain MY car.

lol

its a 98 all its good for is dumping bleach in and enjoying the show

Maybe to you, but I like it. I don't get on your A$$ for your car.