Upper Arm Ball Joint

Upper Arm Ball Joint

Removal
1
WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.
Raise rear of vehicle and support under body.
2 Remove road wheel.




3 Release ABS sensor lead from upper arm.
4 Remove Allen screw securing brake pipe.
5 Position jack under damper mounting bracket to support lower arm.




6 Reference mark eccentric in relationship to upper arm.
7 Remove and discard nut and bolt securing hub to upper arm. Release hub from arm.




8 Remove ball joint using LRT-64-025/1 with LRT-64-025/2, (RH side illustrated).

Installation
1 Clean ball joint and location in hub.




2 Fit ball joint with chamfer facing towards rear using LRT-64-025/1 with LRT-64-025/2 to give protrusion 'A' from machined face. Protrusion 'A' = 0.75 mm (0.030 in.).
3 Align hub to upper arm, fit new nut and bolt, align eccentric to reference mark and lightly tighten.
4 Fit Allen screw securing brake pipe to upper arm and tighten to 5 Nm (3.7 lbf.ft).
5 Secure ABS sensor lead.
6 Fit road wheel and tighten nuts to 140 Nm (103 lbf.ft).
7 Lower vehicle.
8 Check wheel alignment.
9 Tighten bolt securing upper arm to hub to 165 Nm (121 lbf.ft).