1. Raise and support the front of the vehicle. Remove the wheel.
Attention! Brake the car with the parking brake and install the anti-rollback stops ("shoes") under the rear wheels.
Note: Loosen and tighten the wheel bolts only with the vehicle on the ground. Tightening torque of bolts 65–95 N·m (6.5–9.5 kgf·m).
2. Unscrew the ball joint mounting nut.
3. Press the ball joint pin out of the lever using a special puller.
Note: This is what a universal puller for the control arm ball joint and tie rod ends looks like.
4. If you don't have a puller, do not unscrew the nut completely. Press the lever with a mounting blade and use a hammer to strike the hinge pin along the lever axis to press it out of the lever. After
after this, completely unscrew the nut.
5. Remove the two bolts securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle.
6. Press the lever down with a mounting blade and remove the ball joint.
7. Rock the ball joint in the support, clamping the joint in a vice. The finger should not move due to the force of the hand (play of no more than 0.7 mm is allowed).
8. If the pin moves in the support with slight force, replace the ball joint.
9. If the protective cover is torn, remove the top dirty layer of grease (if you notice that dirt has gotten inside the hinge, it will have to be replaced) and apply new grease.
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10. Install the spacer sleeve until it stops.
11. Fill the new protective cover with grease to half its volume.
12. Install the ball joint in the reverse order of removal. Before installing the mudguard, apply sealant to the support surface.
Caution! Do not damage the ball joint protective cover during installation. Be sure to replace the damaged cover.
13. Lower the car to the ground and rock it vigorously several times. Tighten the ball joint to arm mounting nut to 80–96 N·m (8.0–9.6 kgf·m), the ball joint to steering knuckle mounting nut to 50–63 N·m (5.0–6.3 kgf·m). After driving 100 km, tighten these threaded connections again to the required torques.