Upper Ball Joint Replacement

Upper Ball Joint Replacement

^ Raise the vehicle and support it with safety stands.
^ Support the control arm with a jack.

CAUTION: Floor lack or stand must remain under the control arm spring seat during removal and installation to retain the spring and control arm in position or personal injury may result.

Removal






Tools Required
J 23742 Ball Joint Separator

1. Tire and wheel assembly.
2. Caliper.

Important: Support the caliper with a piece of wire to prevent damage to the brake line.

3. Rivets from the upper ball joint (66).





^ Use a 3.175 mm (1/8 inch) drill to cut a 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) deep hole in the center of each rivet.





^ Drill the rivet heads away using a 12.7 mm (1/2-inch) drill.





^ Punch the rivets out using a small pin punch.

4. Cotter pin (68).
5. Stud nut (67) from the upper ball joint (66).





^ Use J 23742.
^ Apply pressure on the tool until the stud breaks loose.
^ Remove J 23742.
^ Pull the stud away from the knuckle.
^ Support the knuckle assembly so that its weight will not damage the brake hose.

6. Upper ball joint (66).

Installation








1. New upper ball joint (66) to the upper control arm (42).
^ Position four attaching bolts and nuts.

Tighten
Tighten nuts (A) to 24 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
^ Take the support away from the knuckle assembly.

2. Upper ball joint (66) to the steering knuckle.
3. Stud nut (67).

Tighten
Tighten nut (67) to 115 Nm (84 ft. lbs.).
^ Align the slot in the stud nut with the hole in the stud by tightening the stud nut.

4. New cotter pin (68).
5. Caliper.
6. Tire and wheel assembly.
^ Lower the vehicle.

Important
^ Check the front end alignment.