Ford Idler Arm Torque Specs Diagram - Bracket & Linkage Nut (Nm / lb-ft)

This document is a torque specification diagram for a steering idler arm installation (per the upload filename "Idler arm.gif"). The line-art illustration shows the idler arm assembly mounted to the vehicle frame rail, with arrows pointing to two fastener locations and their required torque values. The two bolts securing the idler arm bracket to the frame are to be torqued to 170-230 Nm (126-169 lb/ft). The nut at the idler arm's connection to the steering linkage (center link end) is to be torqued to 77-114 Nm (56-84 lb/ft). A hand with a wrench is depicted tightening the linkage-end fastener. The illustration carries the Ford service manual figure reference number DG0785-A. No vehicle year, model, engine, or part numbers are stated on the document itself. A reader can learn the exact factory torque values needed when replacing or reinstalling the idler arm on the applicable vehicle's parallelogram-type steering linkage, in both metric (Nm) and imperial (lb/ft) units.