Ball Joint: Service and Repair

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

Special tools required:





Necessary preliminary tasks:
^ Remove integral arm
^ 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.





Remove circlip (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:
Install new circlip (1).





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





After installation:
^ Perform chassis alignment check