Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Removal
If the ball joint boot is damaged, replace the ball joint assembly.
- set the parking brake;
- raise the front of the vehicle, place safety supports under the body and remove the corresponding wheel;
- unscrew the bolts and unscrew the nuts securing the stabilizer to the suspension arm;
Figure 5.6. The arrow indicates the upper bolt for fastening the support bar
- if there is a support bar in the design, unscrew the bolts that secure it to the side member and the front bolt of the lever axle (see Figure 5.6 and 5.7);
Figure 5.7. The arrow indicates the nut securing the lower part of the support bar
- unscrew the nut and remove the bolt of the clamp securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle;
- remove the support pin from the clamp without damaging the support and CV joint boots, as well as the plastic protective joint gasket;
Figure 5.9. Removing the ball joint of the lower arm of the front suspension: 1 – plastic protective gasket; 2 – support mounting bolts; 3 – lever mounting bolts
- unscrew the two support mounting nuts from the lower arm and remove the bolts and washers (Figure 5.9);
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Inspect the ball joint: the pin should move in the housing without jamming and should not have excessive wear; the support cover is non-removable and, if damaged, is replaced together with the support.
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. Bolt connections are tightened finally after the car is installed on the wheels.
Check and adjust wheel alignment angles.