Lower Control Arm: Removal
- Raise and support vehicle, allowing suspension to hang freely. Remove wheels. Remove bolt and 2 nuts and separate ball joint from lower control arm. DO NOT overextend drive axle shaft or CV joint may separate.
- Remove rear brackets from lower control arm. See Figure . On Prizm GSi, disconnect stabilizer link from lower control arm. On all models, remove lower control arm front mounting bolt. Remove lower control arm from vehicle.