Replacing the ball joint
1. Remove the hub bolt (see Section 2 Chapter 8).
2. Remove the front wheel.
3. Give the nuts (see illustration 4.5 Chapter 8).
4. Pull the drive shaft out of the hub slightly. If equipped, separate the front suspension height sensor rod from the suspension arm (see Section 8).
5. Pull the ball joint out of the front suspension arm by pulling the steering knuckle outward. If necessary, pull the arm down as far as possible.
6. Loosen the ball joint mounting nut to the steering knuckle, leaving it screwed on a few turns. Install puller #3287A as shown in the accompanying illustration and press the ball joint out of the steering knuckle. Loosen the nut completely and remove the ball joint.
4.6 Removing the ball joint from the steering knuckle
7. Installation is carried out in the reverse order. The right and left supports differ from each other; for identification, they are marked "R" and "L" respectively. Make sure that the ball joint boot is not twisted. When tightening the hub bolt, follow the sequence described in Section 2 Chapter 8.
Removal the lever and its support bracket
8. Remove the front wheel.
9. Remove the sound insulation under the engine compartment (see Chapter 11).
10. If available, separate the front suspension height sensor rod from the suspension arm (see Section 8).
11. Give the nuts (see illustration 4.5 Chapter 8) and separate the ball joint from the front suspension arm.
12. Replace the support bracket bolts on both sides with T10096 centering pins one by one (see illustration 3.3 or positions 1 and 8 in illustration 3.11), tightening them with a force of no more than 20 Nm. Then unscrew the bolts (17 and 10 in illustration 3.11).
13. Remove the bolts (1 in illustration 3.3) and remove the suspension arm together with the bracket.
14. Install the arm with the support bracket on the subframe and screw in the bolts (10 and 17 in illustration 3.11), but don't tighten them too much.
15. Tighten the bolts (1 in illustration 3.3) and a new bolt instead of the centering pin T10096.
16. Tighten the lever fasteners on the ball joint and tighten the bolts (10 and 17 in illustration 3.11).
17. Further installation is carried out in the reverse order. Use new fasteners.