Overview - Lower Control Arm And Ball Joint

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Fig 1: Exploded View Of Lower Control Arm And Ball Joint

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Wheel Bearing Housing Side Bonded Rubber Bushing
- Replacing. Refer to CONTROL ARM BALL BEARING, REPLACING, WHEEL BEARING HOUSING SIDE .
Bolt
- Replace after removing.
Subframe Side Bonded Rubber Bushing
- Replacing. Refer to CONTROL ARM BEARING, REPLACING, SUBFRAME SIDE .
Control Arm
- Removing and installing. Refer to CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Shock Absorber Fork
- Removing and installing. Refer to SHOCK ABSORBER FORK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Nut
- 70 Nm + 180°
- Replace after removing.
- Tighten in the curb weight position (refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT POSITION, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING ) or at the standard vehicle height (refer to WHEEL BEARING AT STANDARD VEHICLE HEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH AIR SUSPENSION ).
Bolt
- Replace after removing.
Subframe
Bolt
- Replace after removing.
Nut
- 70 Nm + 180°
- Replace after removing.
- Tighten in the curb weight position (refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT POSITION, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING ) or at the standard vehicle height (refer to WHEEL BEARING AT STANDARD VEHICLE HEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH AIR SUSPENSION ).
Bonded Rubber Bushing
- Replacing. Refer to GUIDE LINK BONDED RUBBER BUSHING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Guide Link
- Removing and installing. Refer to GUIDE LINK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Wheel Bearing Housing
Nut
- 140 Nm
- Replace after removing.
- If reusing the guide link, clean the pin threads of the remaining locking compound residue
Bolt
- 40 Nm
- Replace after removing.
Nut
- 90 Nm + 90°
- Replace after removing.
- Tighten in the curb weight position (refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT POSITION, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING ) or at the standard vehicle height (refer to WHEEL BEARING AT STANDARD VEHICLE HEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH AIR SUSPENSION ).
Ball Joint
- Removing and installing. Refer to BALL JOINT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Contact Surfaces, Inserting in Wheel Bearing Housing. Refer to Insert the ball joint -1- into the wheel bearing housing -2- up to the contact surface -arrows- .
Nut
- 140 Nm
- Replace after removing.
- If reusing the ball joint, clean the pin threads from of remaining locking compound residue