Lower Control Arm

Removal & Installation

To Remove:

1. Set vehicle on a lift
2. Disconnect or remove the following
   • Ground cable from battery
   • Wheel

   • 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 to such an extent that they can still move back and forth in the oblong shaped hole in the bracket (which holds the bushing).

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. Tighten the following points in the order shown below when wheels are in full contact with the ground and vehicle is at curb weight
   • Transverse link and stabilizer Torque specification: 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.)
   • Transverse link and crossmember Torque specification: 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.)
   • Transverse link rear bushing and body Torque specification: 245 Nm (181 ft. lbs.)

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

6. Check wheel alignment and adjust if necessary