Dismantling
1. Raise the front of the car.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle raised only on a jack or lift. Always install safety props.
2. Remove wheels.
3. Loosen the bolt securing the lower arm to the subframe by backing it off a quarter of a turn.
4. Turn away a nut of fastening of draft of the sensor of height of provision of a body to the bottom lever and disconnect draft.
CAUTION: Use a socket wrench to prevent rotation of the ball joint.
5. Turn away a nut of fastening of a spherical support of the lower lever to a nave.
6. Using tool LRT-54-027, release the lower arm ball joint and disconnect the lower arm from the hub.
CAUTION: Check that the ball joint boot is not damaged. A damaged boot will result in hinge failure.
7. Loosen the tie rod to subframe bolt by backing it out a quarter of a turn.
8. Turn away a nut of fastening of cross steering draft to a spherical support.
9. Using tool LRT-54-027, disconnect the tie rod from the ball joint.
10. Turn away 2 screws of fastening of a spherical support. Discard the bolts.
11. Remove the ball joint.
Assembly
1. Clean the ball joint and mating surface of dirt.
2. Install the ball joint, screw in new bolts and tighten them with a torque of 60 Nm (44 lb ft).
3. Clean the tapered surfaces of the ball pin and knuckle socket from dirt.
4. Connect the tie rod to the ball joint and tighten the nut with a torque of 80 Nm (59 lb ft).
5. Clean the tapered surfaces of the ball pin and knuckle socket from dirt.
6. Connect the ball joint of the lower arm to the hub and tighten the nut with a torque of 80 Nm (59 lb ft).
7. Screw the lower arm and tie rod bolts to the subframe, but do not tighten them yet.
8. Reinstall the wheels and tighten the nuts to 140 Nm (103 lb ft).
9. Remove props and lower the car.
10. Tighten the tie rod bolt to the subframe with a torque of 165 Nm (121 lb ft) and turn it 90°.
11. Tighten the bolt securing the lower arm to the subframe with a torque of 165 Nm (121 lb ft) and turn it 90°.
12. Repeat the operation for the ball joint located on the other side of the car.
13. Check up corners of installation of forward wheels.
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