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Removal

Front Lateral Link

REMOVAL

1) Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
2) Remove the trailing link.
(1) Remove the bracket, and remove the parking brake cable from the guide (a).
(2) Remove the bolts and nuts, and then remove the trailing link.





3) Remove the front lateral link.
(1) Remove the snap pin (a) and nut (b).
(2) Using a puller, remove the ball joint.

PREPARATION TOOL:
Tie-rod end puller





(3) Scribe an alignment mark on the front lateral link adjusting bolt and rear sub frame.
(4) Remove the adjusting bolt, and remove the front lateral link.

CAUTION:
When removing the adjusting bolt, make sure to fix the bolt head in place when loosening the nut.