Lower

REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle and support the frame with suitable safety stands.
2. Remove wheel and tire assembly.
3. Remove the outer track rod from the knuckle.
4. Remove the retaining ring from the front axle driving shaft to release the shaft from hub.
5. Support lower control arm with a jack.





6. Remove lower ball joint nut and cotter pin, then use remover J-29107 to remove the lower ball joint from the knuckle.

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

7. Remove nut.
8. Remove lower ball joint.
9. Remove bolt.

INSPECTION AND REPAIR
Make necessary parts replacement if wear, damage, corrosion or any other abnormal conditions are found through inspection.





- Inspect the lower end boot for damage or grease leak. Move the ball joint as shown in the figure to confirm its normal movement.
- Inspect screw/taper area of ball for damage.
- If any defects are found by the above inspections, replace the ball joint assembly with new one.





- After moving the ball joint 4 or 5 times, attach nut the measure the preload.

Starting torque: 0.5 - 6.4 Nm (0.4 - 4.7 ft. lbs.)

- If the above limits specified are exceeded, replace the ball joint assembly.

INSTALLATION
1. Install bolt.
2. Install lower ball joint.
3. Install nut and tighten it to the specified torque.

Torque: 103 Nm (76 ft. lbs.)

4. Install nut, then tighten it to the specified torque with just enough additional torque to align coder pin holes. Install new coder pin.

Torque: 147 Nm (108 ft. lbs.)