Front

Lower Arm Assembly
Remove
1. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.

2. Remove road wheel.
3. Remove underbelly panel.





4. Release stake in drive shaft nuts.
5. With an assistant applying brakes, remove and discard drive shaft hub nut.





6. Remove clip securing brake hose to bracket on damper.
7. Release ABS sensor harness and brake hose from damper.
8. Release ABS sensor from hub.





9. Remove 2 bolts securing brake caliper to hub. Release caliper from hub and tie aside.

CAUTION: Do not allow caliper to hang on brake hose.





10. Remove 2 nuts and bolts securing hub to damper.
11. Release drive shaft from hub.
12. Tie drive shaft aside.





13. Remove nut securing lower arm ball joint. Discard nut.
14. Break taper joint using LRT-57-043.
15. Remove hub assembly.





16. Remove 2 bolts securing lower arm rear bush housing.
17. Remove bolt securing lower arm front mounting.
18. Remove lower arm.





19. Remove nut from rear mounting, remove snubber washer and remove mounting.

CAUTION: Note orientation of snubber washer.

Refit
1. Clean rear mounting mating faces.
2. Fit rear mounting and snubber rubber to lower arm, fit nut but do not tighten at this stage.

CAUTION: Ensure correct orientation of snubber washer. Ensure that "OUT" is visible on snubber washer when fitted.

3. Position lower arm and align to subframe fit bolt but do not tighten at this stage.
4. Clean hub to lower arm ball joint mating faces.
5. Fit hub assembly to lower joint, fit new nut and tighten to 65 Nm (48 ft. lbs.).
6. Clean drive shaft and flange splines.
7. Fit drive shaft to hub.
8. Fit new hub nut but do not tighten at this stage.
9. Fit hub to damper, fit nuts and bolts and tighten to 205 Nm (151 ft. lbs.).
10. Position caliper to brake disc fit bolts and tighten to 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.).
11. Fit brake hose to bracket on damper and secure with clip.
12. Clean ABS sensor, smear sensor with an anti-seize grease and fit sensor to hub.

CAUTION: Ensure ABS sensor is fully located into hub, so that sensor touches pole wheel teeth.

13. Fit ABS sensor lead to bracket.
14. Tighten lower arm front bush bolts to 190 Nm (140 ft. lbs.).

CAUTION: Nuts and bolts must be tightened with weight of vehicle on suspension.

15. Align bush housings ensuring roll pin is correctly located. Fit bolts and tighten to 105 Nm (77 ft. lbs.).
16. Tighten rear bush housing nut to 140 Nm (103 ft. lbs.).
17. Fit new drive shaft nut and tighten to 400 Nm (295 ft. lbs.). Stake nut to shaft.
18. Fit underbelly panel.
19. Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.).
20. Remove stands and lower vehicle.