Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Removal
1. Set the handbrake, then jack up the front of the car and place it on axle stands. Remove the front wheel.
2. If the ball joint cannot be replaced, use a ruler and marking tool to mark its position relative to the steering rod.
3. Loosen the ball joint pinch bolt.
4. Remove the nut securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Remove the ball joint rod using a special puller. If the joint is not replaceable, protect the threaded end of the rod by re-threading the nut onto it before using the puller.
5. While counting the number of revolutions, unscrew the ball joint from the steering rod.
6. Carefully clean the ball joint and its threads. Replace the tie rod end if the joint moves too freely or with difficulty, if it is excessively worn or damaged. Carefully inspect the cone and threads of the rod. If the protective boot is damaged, replace the tie rod end, since it is not possible to replace the protective boot separately.
Installation
1. Screw the tip into the steering rod by the counted number of turns. The marks made before removal should align.
2. Install the ball joint rod and steering knuckle and tighten the mounting nut to the specified Specifications force. If this cannot be done due to the rotation of the rod, block it by supporting the hinge with a jack.
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3. Install the wheel, lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the wheel bolts to the specified Specifications effort.
4. Check the front wheel alignment as described in Section Wheel alignment angles, then tighten the ball joint pinch bolt to the specified Specifications effort.