Upper Arm

Replacement

Special Tools Required
Ball joint remover, 28 mm 07MAC-SL00200

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and make sure it is securely supported. Remove the rear wheels.





2. Remove the lock pin (A) from the upper arm ball joint, and remove the castle nut (B).
3. Disconnect the upper arm ball joint from the knuckle using the special tool.





4. Remove the brake hose mounting bolts (A).
5. Remove the wheel sensor mounting bolt (B).





6. Remove the upper arm mounting flange bolt (A), and remove the upper arm (B) from the vehicle.
7. Install the upper arm in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
^ Be careful not to damage the ball joint boot when connecting the upper arm to the knuckle.
^ First install all the suspension components and lightly tighten bolts and nuts, then place a jack under the knuckle, and raise the suspension to load it with the vehicle weight before fully tightening bolts and nuts to the specified torque values.
^ Tighten the castle nut to the lower torque specification, then tighten it only far enough to align the slot with the pin hole. Do not align the castle nut by loosening it.
^ Use a new lock pin on the castle nut.
^ Tighten all mounting hardware to the specified torque values.
^ Before installing the wheel, clean the mating surfaces on the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel.
^ Set the rear wheel alignment.