- raise the front of the car and secure it on stands;
- remove the front wheels;
Pic. 6.2. Arrangement of nuts of fastening of an amortization rack: 1 - nut fastening to the anti-roll bar; 2 - nut fastening to the steering knuckle; 3 - nut fastening to the ball joint of the tie rod end
- unscrew nut 3 (see fig. 6.2) fastening the pin of the ball joint of the tie rod end to the steering knuckle, while being careful not to damage the protective cover of the constant velocity joint of the drive shaft;
- using a puller, remove the ball joint from the steering knuckle;
- unscrew fastening nut 1 (see fig. 6.2) and disconnect the anti-roll bar link from the suspension strut;
Pic. 6.21. Mounting nut location: 1 - nut for fastening the front lower transverse arm to the sub-frame; 2 - nut for fastening the rear lower transverse arm to the sub-frame; 3 - ball joint of the steering knuckle
- unscrew nuts front 1 and rear 2 (pic. 6.21) fastenings of the lower transverse lever to the sub-frame;
- unscrew the nut 3 fastening the pin of the ball joint of the steering knuckle to the lower transverse arm;
- using a ball joint remover, remove the steering knuckle ball joint pin from the lower arm;
Pic. 6.22. Use of lever 0622 to disengage the steering knuckle ball joints, to remove the lower transverse link from the steering knuckle ball joint trunnion
- use the lever 0622 to separate the ball joints, separate the lower transverse link from the ball joint of the steering knuckle (pic. 6.22). At the same time, do not damage the protective cover of the constant velocity joint of the drive shaft;
- move the suspension strut forward and remove the front mount of the lower transverse suspension arm;
- remove the lower control arm.
Install the lower transverse arm in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following:
- when installing, replace with new self-locking nuts;
- tighten nuts and bolts to the required torque.