Table of contents: Removal 🠇 Installation 🠇
Removal
1. Raise the front of the vehicle and secure it on stands. Remove the corresponding front wheel.
2. Using a scriber, mark the position of the ball joint on the steering rod.
3. Fix the steering rod and unscrew the ball joint lock nut (indicated by the arrow) a quarter turn. Do not move the lock nut from this position, as it will serve as a guide when installing the new ball joint.
4. Unscrew the nut securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle and remove the ball joint from it.
5. Unscrew the ball joint from the steering rod, counting the exact number of turns of the ball joint.
6. Count the number of full thread turns between the end of the ball joint and the lock nut. If a new ball joint needs to be installed, unscrew the lock nut from the old joint.
7. Clean the ball joint and its threads thoroughly. If the joint has play or its protective cover is damaged, it must be replaced.
Installation
1. If a new steering tie rod ball joint is being installed, screw a lock nut onto it with the same number of turns that were on the old ball joint when removed.
2. Screw the ball joint into the steering rod by the same number of turns as when removing it. In this case, the lock nut on the joint should be installed at a quarter of a turn from the steering rod.
3. Install the ball joint pin into the steering knuckle, secure with a new nut and tighten it to the specified torque.
4. Install the wheel and lower the vehicle.
5. Check and, if necessary, adjust the front wheel alignment angles. Then tighten the steering rod ball joint lock nut.