You will need: 15 mm spanners, TORX T50, wheel bolt wrench, ball joint puller, drill, mounting blade, 12 mm metal drill.
1. Raise and support the front of the vehicle. Remove the wheel.
Attention! Apply the parking brake and place wheel chocks under the rear wheels.
Caution! Loosen and tighten the wheel mounting bolts only with the vehicle on the ground.
2. Unscrew the nut, holding the tie bolt from turning with a second key.
3. Using a mounting spatula, pry…
4. …remove the ball joint pin from the lever...
5. …and remove the protective bracket.
6. If the ball joint is riveted to the control arm (factory installation), drill out these three rivets.
Note: It is more convenient to drill out the rivets on the removed front suspension arm (see "Replacing the front suspension arm").
7. If the support is attached with bolts (it has already been replaced), unscrew the three self-locking nuts, holding the bolts from turning with a second wrench.
Caution! Self-locking nuts are not reusable, replace them with new ones.
8. Remove the rivets (bolts) from the holes of the ball joint and lever, then remove the support.
9. Install the ball joint in the reverse order of removal.
Caution! Do not damage the ball joint protective cover during installation.
10. After lowering the car to the ground, rock it vigorously several times.
Note: After replacing the lower control arm of the front suspension, check and, if necessary, adjust the wheel alignment angles. Use the services of workshops with special equipment.