You will need: keys «at 15», TORX T50, wrench for wheel bolts, ball joint puller, drill, mounting blade, metal drill with a diameter of 12 mm.
1. Raise and place the front of the vehicle on stands. Remove the wheel.
Attention! Brake the vehicle with the parking brake and place wheel chocks under the rear wheels («shoes»).
Attention! Loosen and tighten the wheel bolts only with the vehicle on the ground.
2. Turn away a nut, holding a coupling bolt from turning by the second key.
3. Prying with a mounting spatula..
4.... remove the ball joint pin from the lever...
5.... and remove the protective bracket.
6. If the ball joint is attached to the lever with rivets (factory setting), drill out these three rivets.
Note. It is more convenient to drill rivets on the removed front suspension arm (see «Replacing the front suspension arm»).
7. If the support is bolted (it has already been changed), unscrew the three self-locking nuts, holding the bolts from turning with a second wrench.
Attention! Self-locking nuts are not reusable, replace them with new ones.
8. Remove rivets (bolts) out of the ball joint and arm holes, then remove the ball joint.
9. Install the ball joint in the reverse order of removal.
Attention! When installing, do not damage the protective cover of the ball joint.
10. After lowering the car to the ground, rock it hard several times.
Note. After replacing the lower front suspension arm, check and, if necessary, adjust the wheel alignment. Use the services of workshops with special equipment.
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