Control Arm: Service and Repair

REMOVAL PROCEDURE

- Tools Required
- J 35917 Tie Rod Puller/Ball Joint Remover





1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
3. Remove the stabilizer shaft to lower control arm insulator clamp bolts.
4. Remove the lower ball joint cotter pin and nut.
5. Use the J 35917 to separate the ball joint from the lower control arm.
6. Scribe bolt location for alignment. Remove the lower control arm-to-frame attaching nuts and bolts.
7. Remove the lower control arm.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE





1. Install the lower control arm.
2. Install the lower control arm bolts from the front of the frame.
3. Pivot the lower control arm up to the ball joint.
- DO NOT loosen the nut at any time during the installation.

4. Install the ball joint and the ball joint stud nut to the lower control arm. Tighten the ball joint nut in order to align the next slot in the nut with the cotter pin hole in the stud.
- Tighten the lower control arm-to-frame nuts to 70 Nm (52 ft. lbs.).
- Tighten the lower ball joint nut to 85 Nm (63 ft. lbs.).

IMPORTANT:
- Tighten in order to align the next slot in the ball joint nut with the cotter pin hole in the ball joint stud.
- DO NOT tighten the ball joint nut more than 60 degrees (1 flat) to align with the cotter pin hole.

5. Install a new cotter pin.
6. Install the stabilizer shaft to the lower control arm insulator clamp.
- Tighten the stabilizer shaft bushing clamp bolts to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

7. Install the tire and wheel assembly.
8. Lower the vehicle.