Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
To complete the work you will need:
- ball joint pin extractor;
- car stand.
Removal
1. Prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair").
2. Remove the front wheel of the car (see "Front suspension strut - removal and installation").
3. With a socket wrench by 19 mm we unscrew the ball joint pin nut.
4. With a socket wrench by 17 mm we unscrew the two bolts securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle.
5. Install the puller on the end of the lever.
6. By tightening the puller bolt, we press out the ball joint pin from the lever hole and remove the ball joint.
Installation
1. Put in the grease (SHRB-4, Litol-24 or similar) into the ball joint.
2. Apply grease to the inner surface of the support protective cover.
3. Put the protective cover on the ball joint pin.
4. Install the ball joint in the reverse order of removal.
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