Lower Arm

Remove or disconnect:

PROCEDURE.

1. Loosen the front wheel mounting bolts.

2. Raise the vehicle..

3. Place the support stands under the vehicle..

4. Lower the vehicle slightly so it rests on the stands, but not on the lower arms..

5. Front wheels..

6. Stabilizer from lower arm (parts 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28,

29. 30)..

Warning.

Make sure the axle shaft does not come out of the inner sliding joint..

This will lead to disassembly of the joint. The joint may also be damaged. During work in the area of the axle shaft joints, use protective boots installed on the rubber dust seals of the joints. Otherwise

parts or joint seals may be damaged and the joints may fail..

7. Spring clip 1 and ball joint nut 2

6..

8. Ball joint

6. When using puller KM-507B to remove ball joints, do not pay attention to the marking "THIS SIDE TOWARD WHEEL",

stamped on the tool..

9. Bolts 3, 11 of the lower arm mounting..

10. Lower arm

13..

Install or connect

Lower arm mounting

3. BOLT. USE NEW BOLTS. APPLY SEALANT TO THREADS. TIGHTENING TORQUE 70 N·m.

11. BOLT. USE NEW BOLT..

FIRST INSTALL FRONT BOLT. TIGHTENING TORQUE 140 N·m..

PROCEDURE.

1. Bolt 11 and washer

12..

2. Bolts 3 of the rear arm end mounting

13..

Warning.

Lower arm mounting nuts must not be tightened at this time..

3. Stabilizer to lower arm (parts 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30)..

4. Ball joint 6 to strut 33 and nut

2..

5. Raise the vehicle so it rests on the lower arms..

Warning.

Tighten the lower arm bolts and nuts with the vehicle resting on the lower arms in the static suspension position that corresponds to the curb weight of the vehicle..

6. Tighten the stabilizer nut to torque 17 N·m..

7. Tighten rear arm end bolts 3 to torque 70 N·m..

8. Tighten front arm bolt 11 to torque 140 N·m..

9. Tighten ball joint nut 2 to torque 70 N·m..

10. Install nut 2 and spring clip onto the ball joint stud..

11. Remove the protective cover from the axle shaft joint seals..

12. Wheel..

13. Raise the vehicle slightly..

14. Remove the support stands..

15. Lower the vehicle.

16. Tighten the wheel bolts in a crisscross sequence to torque 90 N·m.