Tesla Model S: Suspension - Rear - Check Torque
Warning: If the vehicle has air suspension, activate "Jack"
mode on the touchscreen before raising and supporting the vehicle.
Check the tightening torque of the following fasteners:
Caution: Only fully tighten suspension nuts and bolts when the vehicle
is on a 4-post lift and the suspension is in the ride height position.
- Sway bar to the drop link (torque 70 Nm).
Caution: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the
ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening
the lock nut.
- Drop link to the lower control arm (torque 70 Nm).
Caution: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the
ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening
the lock nut.
- Toe link to the subframe (torque 80 Nm).
- Lower control arm to the subframe (torque 115 Nm).
- Integral link to the knuckle (torque 130 Nm).
- Integral link to the lower control arm (torque 130 Nm).
- Upper link to the subframe (torque 130 Nm).
- Toe link to the knuckle (torque 130 Nm).
- Lower control arm to the knuckle (torque 190 Nm).
- Shock absorber to the knuckle (torque 140 Nm).
- Upper link to the knuckle (torque 140 Nm).
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Removal
Remove rear brake dust shield (refer to procedure)
Remove nut and bolt securing toe link arm to knuckle (torque 130
Nm).
Remove nut and bolt securing integral link to knuc
Special tool(s) required for this procedure:
Supplier
Part Number
Description
Tesla
1062500-00-A
Magnetic F
Warning: If the vehicle has air suspension, activate "Jack"
mode on the touchscreen before raising and supporting the vehicle.
Removal
Loosen the front LH lug nuts.
Raise and
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Fold down the sun visor.
Starting at the top of the mirror assembly, use a trim tool to
pry the mirror assembly from the sun visor.
Installation
Installation procedure is the reverse of removal
The touchscreen displays a map at all times (except
when Model S is shifted into Reverse).
Use your finger(s) to interact with the map:
To move the map in any direction, hold and drag a
finger.
To rotate the map in any direction, hold and turn two
fingers.
To zoom the map in or out, expand