Lower Ball Joint: Removal
- Raise and support vehicle. Support lower control arm with floor jack. Remove wheel and tire assembly. Remove lower ball joint stud cotter pin. Loosen ball joint stud nut 2 turns. DO NOT remove at this time.
- Remove brake caliper. Install Ball Joint Separator (J-23742
) between ball joint studs. See Fig 1. Extend bolt on ball joint separator to loosen ball stud.
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- Remove ball joint separator and ball joint stud nut. Lift steering knuckle assembly from lower ball joint stud. Support upper control arm with block of wood.
- Assemble on the control arm, a "C" Clamp (J-9519-30
) and Removers (J-9519-7
and J-9519-28
) from Ball Joint Remover/Installer Set (J-9519-D
). See Figure. Remove ball joint.