Removal
1. Remove, the rear wheel and bearing unit assembly
(see page 18-31).
2. Remove the splash guard from the knuckle.
SPLASH GUARD
3. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the
toe control arm.
4. Install the 10 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure
that the 10 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint
pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin
might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
5. Use the ball joint remover, 28 mm, as shown on page
18-21 to separate the ball joint and toe control arm.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the ball joint
boot.
CASTLE NUT 10 x 1.25 mm
40-48 N-m
(4.0-4.8 kg-m, 29-35 Ib-ft)
COTTER PIN .
Replace.
On reassembly,
bend the cotter pin as shown.
BALL JOINT REMOVER, 28 mm
07MAC-SL00200
TOE CONTROL ARM
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
6. Hold the damper lower mount of stabilizer link with
a wrench, then remove the damper mounting nut.
7. Hold the ball pin of the stabilizer link with a hex
wrench, then loosen the self-locking nut.
DAMPER MOUNTING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
Replace
95 N-m (9.5 kg-m, 69 Ib-ft)
WRENCH
HEX WRENCH
SELF-LOCKING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
Replace.
85 N-m (8.5 kg-m, 61 Ib-ft)
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
8. Remove the self-locking nut, then remove the
stabilizer link from the stabilizer bar and knuckle.
REAR DAMPER
SELF-LOCKING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
Replace.
STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER LINK
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
STABILIZER LINK
9. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the
lower control arm ball joint, and remove the nut.
10. Install the 12 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure
that the 12 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint
pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin
might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
11. Use the ball joint remover, 32 mm, as shown on page
18-21 to separate the ball joint and lower control
arm.
CAUTION: Avoid damaging the ball joint boot.
COTTER PIN
Replace.
On reassembly
bend the cotter
pin as shown.
CASTLE NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
55-65 N-m
(5.5-6.5 kg-m, 40-47 Ib-ft)
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
15. Separate the knuckle from the upper control arm
and driveshaft outboard joint.
NOTE: Do not remove the driveshafts from the dif-
ferential case or intermediate shaft.
UPPER CONTROL ARM
KNUCKLE
NOTE: Tie plastic bags over the driveshaft ends.
16. Remove the knuckle from the lower control arm.
KNUCKLE
LOWER CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINT
REMOVER, 32 mm
07MAC-SL00100
CASTLE NUT 12 x 1.25 mm
55-65 N-m
(5.5-6.5 kg-m, 40-47 Ib-ft)
COTTER PIN
Replace.
On reassembly,
bend the cotter
pin as shown.
12. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the
upper control arm ball joint, and remove the nut.
13. Install the 12 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure
that the 12 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint
pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin
might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
14. Use the ball joint remover, 32 mm, as shown on page
18-21 to separate the ball joint and upper control
arm.
CAUTION: Avoid damaging the ball joint boot.
BALL JOINT REMOVER, 32 mm
07MAC-SL00100
Knuckle/Control Arms
Removal
17. Remove the lower control arm by removing the ad-
justing bolt and flange bolt.
SELF-LOCKING NUT
14 x 1.5 mm
Replace.
125 N-m
(12.5 kg-m, 90 Ib-ft)
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
ADJUSTING
CAM
SELF-LOCKING NUT LOWER CONTROL ARM
14 x 1.5 mm
Replace.
125 N-m (12.5 kg-m, 90 Ib-ft)
18. Remove the upper control arm by removing the
flange bolts.
UPPER CONTROL ARM
FLANGE BOLT
10 x 1.25 mm
60 N-m (6.0 kg-m, 43 Ib-ft)
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
19. Remove the toe control arm.
FLANGE BOLT
12 x 1.25 mm
95 N-m
(9.5 kg-m, 69 Ib-ft)
TOE CONTROL ARM
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
CAUTION: Make sure that the reference marks on
the toe control arm are aligned.