Hello everyone. I'm in the process of rebuilding my front suspension. I just finished installing my new Moog prebuilt upper and lower control arms, hotchkis springs, billstein shocks. I've also installed a new Moog centerlink, idler arm and inner and outer tie rods. My question is this.
1. What's the best way to tighten the ball joint tapers to the knuckles (upper and lower)?
2. What's the best way to tighten the tie rod tapers to the knuckles?
3. What's the best way to tighten the two inner tie rod tapers to the centerlink?
The FSM book calls for a long threaded bolt to seat the tapers on at some specified torque. Do I need to rent a tool? Or does different areas of this linkage all use different seating tools? I understand this all seems simple but I dont want to mess any of this up. I'm currently assembled with ballpark alignment and snugged up. But nothing is tight and cotter pinned yet.
Thanks
1. What's the best way to tighten the ball joint tapers to the knuckles (upper and lower)?
2. What's the best way to tighten the tie rod tapers to the knuckles?
3. What's the best way to tighten the two inner tie rod tapers to the centerlink?
The FSM book calls for a long threaded bolt to seat the tapers on at some specified torque. Do I need to rent a tool? Or does different areas of this linkage all use different seating tools? I understand this all seems simple but I dont want to mess any of this up. I'm currently assembled with ballpark alignment and snugged up. But nothing is tight and cotter pinned yet.
Thanks