The replacement of a lower Control Arm begins by raising the vehicle then installing support before wheel removal alongside tire detachment. Separate the stabilizer shaft link from the lower Control Arm then take off the wheel drive shaft if your vehicle has it. The knuckle assembly and upper Control Arm need support from mechanics wire or equivalent material. Begin by removing two components from the lower Control Arm: the lower
Ball Joint retaining nut followed by the lower shock module bolts. Patented tools j 43631 (Ball Joint Separator) and j 45851 (Ball Joint Separator Protector Adapters) will help workers separate the lower Ball Joint from the
Steering Knuckle. Release the lower Control Arm nuts then washers before removing the Control Arm bolts to extract the Control Arm. Place the new lower Control Arm into its proper position then fasten it down using Control Arm bolts and washers before tightening all retaining nuts to 175 n.m (129 lb ft). Set the lower Ball Joint into position within the Steering Knuckle then torque the retaining nut to a torque setting of 110 n.m (81 lb ft). Before removal of the Steering Knuckle support reattach the lower shock absorber module mount bolts at 50 n.m (37 lb ft) torque. The wheel drive shaft replacement and stabilizer shaft link installation must follow the lower Control Arm sequence. Complete the installation by reattaching the tire followed by wheel installation then removing the support before lowering the vehicle to perform front-end alignment.