Lower Arm B Removal and Installation

Lower Arm B Removal and Installation
Special Tools Required
^ Ball joint remover, 32 mm 07MAC-SLOA102

Removal
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the self-locking nut (A) and the washer (C) while holding the joint pin (D) with a hex wrench (E), and disconnect the stabilizer link (F) from lower arm B.





4. Place a floor jack at the connecting point of lower arm B and the stabilizer link.
5. Remove the cotter pin (A) from the lower arm B ball joint, and loosen the nut (C).

NOTE: During installation, insert the new cotter pin into the ball joint pin hole from the rear to the front of vehicle, and bend its end as shown.





6. Disconnect the lower arm bell joint from the knuckle using the special tool.
7. Lower the floor jack gradually.
8. Remove the spring (A), spring mounting cushion (C), and lower spring seat (D).





9. Remove the self-locking nut (E) and flange bolt (F), then remove lower arm B.

Installation
1. Position lower arm B, install the flange bolt (A), and loosely install the self-locking nut (C).





2. Install the spring mounting cushion (D) and spring (E).
3. Align the bottom of the spring (A), the stepped part of the lower spring seat (C) and lower arm B.





4. Place a floor jack at the connecting point of lower arm B and the stabilizer link.
5. Raise the jack slowly until you can align the bolt hole of lower arm B and the knuckle ball joint pin, then loosely install the castle nut (A).





6. Install the stabilizer link on the lower arm B with the washer and the new self-locking nut, and lightly tighten them.
7. Raise the rear suspension with a floor jack to load it with the vehicle's weight.
8. Tighten the castle nut and self-locking nut to the specified torque value.

NOTE:
^ Torque the castle nut to the lower torque specification, then tightens if only fair enough to align the slot with the ball joint pin hole. Do not align the castle nut by loosening it.
^ Insert a new cotter pin (C) into the ball joint pin from the rear to the front of the vehicle, and bend its end as shown.
^ Refer to stabilizer Link Replacement to connect the lower arm B and the link.

9. Install the rear wheel.
10. Check the rear wheel alignment, and adjust it if necessary.