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LOWER CONTROL ARM/BUSHINGS - RIGHT OR LEFT
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REMOVAL
1
Raise car on hoist.
2.
Remove tyre and wheel assembly.
3. With suspension at full travel, remove nut
securing lower ball joint to steering knuckle
and separate ball joint from steering knuckle.
4.
Suspend upper control arm/steering knuckle
assembly inside wheel opening and position
out of way.
5. Remove four (4) screws securing both
stabilizer bar bushing brackets to front chassis
frame impact extension.
6. Remove nut securing stabilizer bar to lower
control arm and position stabilizer bar out of
the way.
7. Remove shock absorber lower mounting
through bolt and nut. Remove shock absorber
upper mounting nut and remove shock
absorber from car.
8. Place
jack
stand under lower control arm and
lower car sufficient enough to compress coil
spring.
Compress spring using the service
tool,
raise car and remove spring from car.
CAUTION:
Compressed coil springs are
considered very
dangerous.
Extreme care
should be exercised to prevent personal
injury.
9
Remove lower control arm pivot bolt nut and
remove bolt. Remove lower control arm from
car.
10.
Using an arbor press, press out control arm
bushing.
Note:
Service replacement lower control arms have
new bushings and ball joints installed.
11.
Press new bushing into lower control arm.
12.
Press new ball joint into lower control arm and
secure with new snap
ring.
Install and secure
ball joint boot and grease ball joint
via its
fittings.
INSTALLATION
To complete installation, reverse
Torque fasteners to specification.
procedure.
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