Loosen the front wheel bearing adjusting nut (see Checking and adjusting the clearance in the wheel bearings).
ring wrench «at 22» unscrew the nut securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle.
Install the stop under the lower arm.
key «at 13» unscrew the nut of the ball joint bolt to the lower arm, holding the bolt from turning with a wrench of the same dimension.
We unscrew the nuts of two more bolts.
Removing bolts...
... and take the steering knuckle with a ball joint from the lower arm.
Using a puller, press the ball joint pin out of the steering knuckle hole.
You can also use this puller.
We take the steering knuckle to the side and remove the shank of the outer hinge housing of the drive from the hub.
Remove the ball joint.
In the absence of a puller, unscrew (not up to the end) ball joint nut to steering knuckle (photo 1). We compress the spring with a stop installed under the lower arm. We insert the mounting blade with an edge between the end of the eyelet of the lower arm and the pressure plate of the support.
By striking with a hammer on the eye of the steering knuckle, we press out the ball joint pin from the hole in the knuckle.
Having unscrewed the nut of the support pin and the adjusting nut of the front hub bearings, move the steering knuckle to the side and remove the stop. We unscrew the nuts of the bolts securing the ball joint to the lower arm (see photo 2) and remove the ball joint.
Removing the Pressure Plate and Ball Pin Protector - See Removing the top ball joint.
When installing a new ball pin cover, we put SRB-4 grease in it. We assemble and install the ball joint in the reverse order.