Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 771

Front Suspension
Suspension Arms Installation
NOTE:
• Wipe off the grease before tightening the nut at the ball joint.
• The right and left damper forks are not symmetrical. The left damper fork is marked with "Z5L" while the right damper
fork is marked with "Z5R". Do not interchange them.
FLANGE BOLT
10 x 1.25 mm
'96-98 models:
39 N-m (4.0 kgf-m, 29 Ibf-ft)
'99 - 01 models:
54 N-m
(5.5 kgf-m, 40 Ibf-ft)
SELF-LOCKING NUT
10 x 1.25mm
'96 - 98 models:
37 N-m (3.8 kgf-m, 27 Ibf-ft)
'99 - 01 models:
43 N-m (4.4 kgf-m, 32 Ibf-ft)
Replace.
Hold the ball joint pin using a hex wrench,
and tighten the self-locking nut.
SELF-LOCKING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
103 N-m
(10.5 kgf-m, 76 Ibf-ft)
Replace.
FLANGE BOLT
12 x 1.25 mm
113 N-m
(11.5 kgf-m, 83 Ibf-ft)
SELF-LOCKING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
64 N-m
(6.5 kgf-m, 47 Ibf-ft)
Replace.
FLANGE NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
123 N-m
(12.5 kgf-m, 90 Ibf-ft)
STABILIZER HOLDER
RUBBER BUSHING
SILICONE
FLANGE BOLT
10 x 1.25 mm
43 N-m (4.4 kgf-m,
32 Ibf-ft)
FLANGE NUT 10 x 1.25 mm
29 N-m (3.0 kgf-m, 22 Ibf-ft)
Before tightening the flange nut,
position the ball joint pin
in the middle of its range of travel,
with the suspension under vehicle load.
STABILIZER BAR
Align the stabilizer mark
with the end of the stabilizer bushing.
STABILIZER
BUSHING
COTTER PIN
Replace.
RUBBER BUSHING
SILICONE
FRONT
MARK
CASTLE NUT
10 x 1.25 mm
39 - 47 N-m
(4.0 - 4.8 kgf-m, 29 - 35 Ibf-ft)
COTTER PIN
Replace.
CASTLE NUT
('96 - 98 models)
12 x 1.25 mm
49 - 59 N-m
(5.0 - 6.0 kgf-m,
36-43 Ibf-ft)
HEX NUT
('99 - 01 models)
54 N-m
(5.5 kgf-m, 40 Ibf-ft)
CASTLE NUT
14 x 2.0 mm
69 - 78 N-m
(7.0 - 8.0 kgf-m, 51 - 58 Ibf-ft)