Control Arm

Removal & Installation

To Remove:

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions at the beginning of this section.
2. Disconnect ground cable from battery.
3. Safely raise and support the vehicle.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Wheel

   • Sub frame
   • Stabilizer link from transverse link

   • Ball joint of transverse link to housing bolt
   • Transverse link to crossmember nut (do not remove bolt.)

   • Bushing bracket of transverse link to vehicle body bolts
   • Ball joint from housing
   • Transverse link to crossmember bolt
   • Transverse link from crossmember

To Install:

1. Temporarily tighten the two bolts used to secure rear bushing of the transverse link to body.

   Note: These bolts should be tightened so they can still move back and forth in the bracket.

2. Install bolts used to connect transverse link to crossmember and temporarily tighten with nut.

   CAUTION
   Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a new one.

3. Insert ball joint into housing.

4. Connect stabilizer link to transverse link, and temporarily tighten bolts.

   CAUTION
   Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a new one.

5. Lower the vehicle.
6. Tighten transverse link to stabilizer.
   • Torque to: 22 ft. lbs. (30 Nm)
7. Tighten transverse link to crossmember
   • Torque to: 74 ft. lbs. (100 Nm)
8. Tighten transverse link rear bushing and body
   • Torque to: 181 ft. lbs. (245 Nm)

   Note: Before tightening, move rear bushing back and forth until transverse link-to-rear bushing clearance is established (as indicated in figure.)

9. Install sub frame.
10. Check wheel alignment and adjust if necessary.