Ball Joint, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Loosen drive axle bolt on the wheel hub. Refer to DRIVE AXLE THREADED CONNECTION, LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING .

CAUTION:

Damage to the wheel bearing from the vehicle weight with the wheel-side drive axle threaded connection loose.

- Do not load the wheel bearing if the wheel-side drive axle threaded connection is loose.

- Vehicles without drive axle may not be moved when resting on its wheels. Otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged. If the vehicle has to be moved, pay attention to the following: install the outer joint. Tighten the outer joint to 120 Nm.

-- Loosen the wheel bolts.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the wheel.

Vehicles with Level Control System Sensor

Fig 1: Remove the Stone Chip Protection

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-- Press the pins -arrows- inward and remove the expanding rivets -2-.

-- Remove the trim panel -1-.

-- Remove the nut -1-.

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-- Remove the bracket -2- for the Left Front Level Control System Sensor -G78- or Right Front Level Control Sensor -G289- from the control arm -3-.

Continuation for all vehicles

Fig 2: Identifying Nuts -Arrows- On Left And Right Side Of Vehicle, Removal

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

-- Pull the drive axle slightly off the wheel hub.

If the drive axle cannot be pulled out of the wheel bearing, then the drive axle can be pushed out of the wheel bearing using the Drive Shaft Remover:T10520A .

Before using the Drive Shaft Remover:T10520A , make sure that the thrust piece -1- is installed.

Fig 3: Locating Thrust Piece

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Using the Drive Shaft Remover: T10520A :

Fig 4: Identifying Remover T10520

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-- Attach the Drive Shaft Remover:T10520A -1- to the wheel hub using three wheel bolts -2-. Press out the drive axle -3-.

-- Follow the specified sequence exactly.

Fig 5: Drive Axle Loosening Sequence

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I - Tighten the knurled nut -1- hand-tight.

II - Only turn the bolt -2- using a wrench. Remove the drive axles usinig the Drive Shaft Remover -T10520A-

CAUTION:

At the end of the tasks or to set back, the spindles must be brought back into the original position so that the hydraulic operation can be used.

-- Remove the control arm from the ball joint.

-- Move the control arm downward as much as needed.

-- Loosen the nut on the ball joint -2- but do not remove it.

Fig 6: Identifying Ball Joint Puller

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CAUTION:

There is a risk of damaging the wheel bearing housing with loosened bushings if the ball joint puller is positioned incorrectly.

The ball joint puller must be supported on the bushing and not on the wheel bearing housing.

-- Remove the ball joint from the wheel bearing housing. Then remove the nut and the ball joint -2-.

Puller - Ball Joint:3287 A