You will need: a "21" wrench, a wrench for wheel bolts, a ball joint puller, a drill, a metal drill with a diameter of 12 mm.
1. Raise and place the front of the vehicle on stands. Remove the wheel.
WARNING: Park the vehicle and place wheel chocks under the rear wheels ("shoes").
WARNING: Loosen and tighten the wheel nuts only with the vehicle on the ground.
2. Lubricate the nut and ball joint stud with penetrating lubricant such as WD-40 or equivalent.
3. Unscrew the nut securing the ball joint pin to the suspension arm, if necessary, holding the ball joint pin from turning with a wrench.
NOTE: If necessary, remove the ball joint guard by removing the bolt securing it to the steering knuckle.
4. Establish a puller of spherical hinges and press out a finger from the lever.
5. If the ball joint is attached to the lever with rivets (factory setting), drill out these three rivets.
USEFUL HINT: It is more convenient to drill rivets on the removed front suspension arm (refer to Front Suspension Arm Replacement).
6. 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.
WARNING: Self-locking nuts are not reusable, replace with new ones.
7. Remove rivets (bolts) out of the ball joint and arm holes, then remove the ball joint.
8. Install the ball joint in the reverse order of removal, without finally tightening the nut of its finger.
WARNING: Be careful not to damage the ball joint protective boot when installing.
9. After lowering the car to the ground, rock it hard several times. Tighten the ball joint pin nut.
NOTE: After replacing the lower front suspension arm, check and adjust wheel alignment if necessary (see Checking and Adjusting Wheel Alignment).
Use the services of workshops with special equipment.
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