Ball Joint: Service and Repair

Disassembly Procedure
1. Remove the control arm.





2. Drill off the heads of the three rivets with a 12 mm (0.47 inch) drill bit.
3. Punch out the rivets with a drift.

Assembly Procedure





1. Connect the ball joint to the control arm by inserting three ball joint bolts from below the control arm.
Tighten
Tighten the ball joint-to-control arm nuts to 65 Nm (48 ft. lbs.).
2. Install the control arm.