Long story short, I got the wrong service manual for my TC, (97), so I would like to know where I can find the troque specs for the front end suspension (upper/lower control arms, tie rod ends, stabilizer links, ball joint studs, shocks). Any info would be greatly appreciated
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Are you looking for specs for a 97 Tc? or the 89? You got the 97 book by mistake instead of the 89 or?03 Marauder DPB, HS, 6disk, Organizer Mods> LED's in & Out, M&Z rear control arms, Oil deflector, U-Haul Trans Pan, Blue Fuzzy Dice
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No, I ordered a service manual for the 1997 TC, but I got a 97 CONTINENTAL, (the order was mixed up), so I need the data for a 1997 in the mean time till I order the right manual (well hopefully they get it right next time)"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
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-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
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This is all off the top of my head:
ball joint nuts - 100-120 ft-lbs
control arm nuts at the bushings - 100-120
alignment bolts (hold the upper control arm rod to the frame) - 80 but I always use breaker bar tight - around 120 or so, but then my 88 has all the rough patch for the bolts to tack to kinda flattened.
all the castle nuts so far that I've done were specced to 100
sway bar links: locknuts (pinch or nylock) and should be obvious as the bushings squish down. Once they are compressed to the bar or control arm give another turn or so and you're done. They won't really torque down until you run out of threads or squish the hell out of the bushings.
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... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
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good n tight, approximately 1/2 turn before it breaks.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Pinned - because it should be, and I don't want to have to keep searching for it every time
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wow... was I right with all those numbers? That's just what I guessed at because I always just use breaker bars to tighten that stuff (except ball joints/tie rod ends - I get the torque stick for that).
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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I don't know, but that's what I used for the UCA to shaft nuts. If I had whale shop manuals I'd check; I've only got an '80 manuals discOriginally posted by sly View Post
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