Delorean DMC - Page 234

Front Suspension
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LOWER BALL JOINT - RIGHT OR LEFT
REMOVAL
1. Raise car on hoist.
2. Remove tyre and wheel assembly.
3. With front suspension at full travel, remove nut
securing lower ball joint to steering knuckle
and separate ball joint from steering knuckle.
Suspend upper control arm and steering
knuckle assembly inside the wheel opening and
position out of the way.
INSTALLATION
4. Disconnect and remove stabilizer bar.
5. Remove shock absorber lower mounting
through bolt and nut. Remove shock absorber
upper mounting nut and remove shock
absorber.
6. Place jack stands under lower control arm and
lower car sufficient enough to compress coil
spring, using a suitable spring compressing
tool. Raise car and remove spring.
7. Remove lower control arm pivot bolt and
remove control arm from car.
8. Working on bench, remove the lower ball joint
protective boot and remove lower ball joint
retaining snap ring.
9. Press ball joint from control arm. Fig. 12
1. Press new ball joint into lower control arm.
Fig. 13
2. Install ball joint retaining snap ring and install
new boot.
3. To complete installation, reverse the removal
procedures. Torque fasteners to specification
and fill lower ball joint with grease via the
fitting.