Kia Sorento: Ladder Frame Installation

Apply liquid gasket to the mating surface of cylinder block and ladder frame.

•	When assembling ladder frame, the liquid sealant Loctite 5900H, Threebond 1217H or equivalent should be applied ladder frame.

•	The part must be assembled within 5 minutes after sealant was applied.

•	Apply sealant to the inner threads of the bolt holes.

Install ladder frame(A) with 10 bolts, in several passes, in sequence shown.

Tightening torque

Step 1 :

8.8 ~ 9.8 N.m (0.9 ~ 1.0 kgf.m, 6.5 ~ 7.2 lb-ft)

Step 2 :

17.7 ~ 20.6 N.m (1.8 ~ 2.1 kgf.m, 13.0 ~ 15.2 lb-ft)

Step 3 :

27.5 ~ 31.4 N.m (2.8 ~ 3.2 kgf.m, 20.3 ~ 23.1 lb-ft)

(1)	Tighten the bolts in order number as shown with the 3 steps.

(2)	Loosen the bolts as reverse tightening order.

(3)	Tighten the bolts in order number as shown with the 3 steps.

3.	Install the other parts in reverse order of removal.

• Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces. • ...

• Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces. • ...

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