Hold the drag link in a vice suitably, keeping the pitman arm end ball stem facing upwards.
3
Tighten the ball joint nut fully using 41mm hexagonal socket and T-rod
4
Fix the digital torque wrench over the nut and reset the value to zero
5
Rotate the ball joint for at least 2 rotations to ensure free movement of ball joint. Continue the rotation till the torque value stabilizes and note the value.
6
Check the ball joint torque for knuckle arm end.
7
Take appropriate corrective action for the following condition
If the digital torque wrench is not available, the above torque wrench which is a part of recommended tool list can be used to measure the torque value
Torque wrench (for friction value measurement of tapered roller bearing on drive pinion)
