Upper Control Arm, Ball Joint & Mounting Brackets: Removal
- Place steering wheel and steering system in centered position. Raise and support vehicle with safety stands under frame rail.
- Remove spindle. See SPINDLE
. Remove retainer plate bolt and retainer plate. Mark position of control arm mounting brackets on flat plate. See Fig 1
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- Remove bolt and washer retaining front mounting bracket to flat plate. From beneath frame rail, remove 3 nuts from bolts retaining 2 upper control arm mounting brackets to frame rail.
- Remove 3 long mounting bracket-to-frame rail bolts by rotating upper control arm out of position. Remove upper control arm, adjusting arm, mounting bracket and flat plate from vehicle.
- If servicing upper control arm/upper ball joint assembly or mounting bracket/adjusting arm assembly, remove nuts retaining upper control arm to adjusting arm.
- Note exact position and number of shims on each control arm stud. Remove upper control arm from adjusting arm. Adjusting arm and mounting brackets are serviced as an assembly. Upper control arm and ball joint are serviced as an assembly. If necessary, remove damper assembly.