Lower Control Arm: Removal

Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel. Remove ABS sensor wiring and clips from lower control arm. See Fig 1 . Remove parking brake cable bracket. Remove lower control arm-to-subframe bolts.

Fig 1: Locating ABS Sensor Wiring & Parking Brake Cable
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On vehicles equipped with headlight vertical aim control, disconnect harness connector from level control. See Figure .
Remove parking brake cable from lower control arm. See Fig 2 . Remove strut assembly-to-lower control arm bolt. Mark position of lower control arm-to-wheel bearing housing eccentric bolt. Remove eccentric bolt. Remove lower control arm.

Fig 2: Removing Parking Brake Cable & Lower Control Arm
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