To perform the work, you will need a tool for pressing out and pressing in rubber-metal hinges.
Removing
1. We prepare the car for operations (see "Vehicle preparation for maintenance and repair").
2. Remove the wheel (see "Wheel - replacement").
3. Key by 22 mm unscrew the self-locking nuts of the lever axis on both sides and remove the thrust washers.
4. We wrap the hollow bolt of the puller on the axis of the lower arm and, holding the bolt from turning, tighten the nut. In this case, the glass of the puller presses the lever, compressing it from the rubber-metal hinge.
5. Remove the hinge from the lever.
6. Similarly, we press out the hinge from the opposite side of the axis.
Installation
1. We center the new rubber-metal joint in the lever hole.
2. In order for the lever not to move relative to the axis during the hinge pressing, we put a thrust washer on the opposite side of the axis and wrap the old self-locking nut.
3. Install the puller on the axis of the lever and tighten the nut. At the same time, the puller glass presses on the flange of the rubber-metal hinge, pressing it into the lever (when pressing the hinge on the puller, a glass of a smaller diameter is installed than when pressing out).
4. Having unscrewed the screw, we release the puller. We install a thrust washer on the axle and wrap a new self-locking nut without tightening it.
5. Similarly, we press the hinge on the other side of the lever and, having installed the washer, we wrap a new nut.
6. Having installed the car on the wheels, finally tighten the nuts securing the lower suspension arm to its axle.