33 32 125 Replacing a ball joint in lower steering stub / wheel carrier

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove integral link .
Remove anti-roll bar link from swinging arm .
Remove shock absorber from swinging arm .

Reworking special tool:

Cut highlighted area out of special tool 33 4 191 and then deburr.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool (33 4 191)

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Remove circlamp (1).

Pull out ball joint with special tools 33 4 193 , 33 4 191 , 33 4 192 and 33 3 333 .

Slotted side of special tool 33 4 191 must point to wheel carrier.

Installation note:

Install new circlamp (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tools Assembly

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Fit new ball joint (1) with special tools 33 3 333 , 33 4 192 , 33 4 191 and 33 4 194 to limit position.

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tools Assembly

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After installation:

Perform wheel alignment . See 32 00 150 KDS WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH VEHICLE LOAD UP TO DESIGN POSITION or 32 00 155 KDS CHASSIS/WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECK WITH RIDE HEIGHT MEASUREMENT WITHOUT VEHICLE LOAD n