JBA upper control arm ball joint nut

[jrsdoc]

Hello folks. I'm installing a new, slightly lifted suspension on my 2005 Liberty, including JBA upper control arms. The instructions call for the upper ball joint nut to be torqued to 81 Nm. However, the portion of the ball joint above the knuckle moves when I tighten the nut. There's no way I can see to secure the portion of the ball joint above the knuckle in order to tighten the nut. Can anyone provide information on how to torque the control arm nut? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks much.

 

[duderz7]

Carefully put a pry bar in the spring and pry the ball joint firmly into the knuckle.this should provide enough friction to get the nut tight.

 

[jrsdoc]

Carefully put a pry bar in the spring and pry the ball joint firmly into the knuckle.this should provide enough friction to get the nut tight.

Carefully put a pry bar in the spring and pry the ball joint firmly into the knuckle.this should provide enough friction to get the nut tight.

That sound reasonable. Thanks much. I'll give that a try.