Auce Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 I did my LBJ's last night with the help from a friend (I'm not the most handy wrencher). We used an impact drill to secure the new bolts in. I didn't realize till after, it's suggested they be torqued into place. So a few questions please. It's a 2001 4Runner. 1: Am I ok, or should I torque them instead? Part of is afraid I'll sheer off the new bolts. 2: If I need to re-torque them, do I need to do the whole process over, or just loosen the 4 bolts, grab a torque wrench and tighten them down again? 3: Is an alignment necessary after doing LBJ's? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-man Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 mins ago, Auce said: I did my LBJ's last night with the help from a friend (I'm not the most handy wrencher). We used an impact drill to secure the new bolts in. I didn't realize till after, it's suggested they be torqued into place. So a few questions please. It's a 2001 4Runner. 1: Am I ok, or should I torque them instead? Part of is afraid I'll sheer off the new bolts. 2: If I need to re-torque them, do I need to do the whole process over, or just loosen the 4 bolts, grab a torque wrench and tighten them down again? 3: Is an alignment necessary after doing LBJ's? Thanks in advance. Did you change just the ball joint or the whole control arm? Just check the bolts with a torque wrench and tighten if needed. It’s not that big a deal you just don’t want anything yo come apart if too loose. You should get an alignment done as it is probably off a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auce Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 5 mins ago, z-man said: Did you change just the ball joint or the whole control arm? Just check the bolts with a torque wrench and tighten if needed. It’s not that big a deal you just don’t want anything yo come apart if too loose. You should get an alignment done as it is probably off a bit. Just the ball joints as preventative maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connman Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Although I use torque wrench to spec on my own work I can pretty much guarantee that most auto shop mechanics are not spending the time to do it and just cranking down with air gun to the German spec of Good-n-tight. surfrat59, Stryper Snyper and runnsfromcops 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runnsfromcops Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 it should be ok to just loosen and torque to spec. Stryper Snyper 1 if i have to measure the fish, it's already too damn small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryper Snyper Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Torque to spec and at minimum check the alignment if it is a highway vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auce Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Thanks again guys. The alignment feels fine, but I guess it can't hurt to have it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Baiter Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 8:41 PM, Auce said: Thanks again guys. The alignment feels fine, but I guess it can't hurt to have it done. Your tires will thank you for checking alignment. They will show uneven wear if the alignment is off, but then maybe you know that. "Endeavor to persevere" Lone Watie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfrat59 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 7:39 PM, connman said: Although I use torque wrench to spec on my own work I can pretty much guarantee that most auto shop mechanics are not spending the time to do it and just cranking down with air gun to the German spec of Good-n-tight. Don't loosen the bolts they'll get damaged if they already passed the torque spec....try the torque wrench if it clicks to spec don't sweat it. Dave588 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcow? Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 No alignment should be necessary. None of the alignment angles have been changed. Just check the nuts to see that they got minimum torque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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