Removal

Removal
1. Raise vehicle and remove wheel.
2. Undo the stabilizer on the bearing block and the stabilizer mount. This is necessary for removal of the toe eccentric. Counter with an open-ended wrench when removing from the stabilizer mount.
3. Press off ball joint on the wheel carrier using a commercially available ball joint extractor (tie rod extractor). When loosening the locknut, hold it with special tool 9546 (Torx screwdriver).





Note!
^ Do not damage the boot of the ball joint when pressing off the ball joint. If necessary, coat the boot and the ball joint extractor with tire mounting paste.

4. Mark the position of the toe eccentric for re-installation. Remove the toe eccentric and pull out the tie rod.