Rear

CAUTION: Replace the joint boot if damaged. The parts marked with an asterisk (*) have a retainer attaching the ball joints. Replace the retainer whenever the boot is replaced. Do not remove the arms and knuckle by striking them with a hammer, and take care not to drop them. Make sure that the reference marks on the toe control arm are alined.

REPLACEMENT
1. Remove the rear wheel and bearing unit assembly.





2. Remove the splash guard from the knuckle.





3. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the toe control arm.
4. Install the 10 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure that the 10 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
5. Use the ball joint remover, 28 mm, to separate the ball joint and toe control arm.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the ball joint boot.





6. Hold the damper lower mount of stabilizer link with a wrench, then remove the damper mounting nut.
7. Hold the ball pin of the stabilizer link with a hex wrench, then loosen the self-locking nut.





8. Remove the self-locking nut, then remove the stabilizer link from the stabilizer bar and knuckle.





9. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the lower control arm ball joint, and remove the nut.
10. Install the 12 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure that the 12 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
11. Use the ball joint remover, 32 mm, to separate the ball joint and lower control arm.

CAUTION: Avoid damaging the ball joint boot.





12. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the upper control arm ball joint, and remove the nut.
13. Install the 12 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure that the 12 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
14. Use the ball joint remover, 32 mm, to separate the ball joint and upper control arm.

CAUTION: Avoid damaging the ball joint boot.





15. Separate the knuckle from the upper control arm and driveshaft outboard joint.

NOTE: Do not remove the driveshafts from the differential case or intermediate shaft. Tie plastic bags over the driveshaft ends.





16. Remove the knuckle from the lower control arm.





17. Remove the lower control arm by removing the adjusting bolt and flange bolt.





18. Remove the upper control arm by removing the flange bolts.





19. Remove the toe control arm.

CAUTION: Make sure that the reference marks on the toe control arm are aligned.

20. Install components in reverse order of removal.