1. Raise and place the front of the vehicle on stands. Remove the wheel.
Attention! Brake the vehicle with the parking brake and place wheel chocks under the rear wheels («shoes»).
Note. Loosen and tighten the wheel bolts only with the vehicle on the ground. Bolt tightening torque 65–95 Nm (6.5–9.5 kgf·m).
2. Turn away a nut of fastening of the spherical hinge.
3. Press the ball joint pin out of the lever using a special puller.
Note. This is how the universal puller for the ball joint of the suspension arm and tie rod ends looks like.
4. If there is no puller, do not unscrew the nut to the end. Press the lever with a mounting spatula and with hammer blows along the axis of the lever, press the hinge pin out of the lever. After
finally loosen the nut.
5. Turn out two bolts of fastening of the spherical hinge to a rotary fist.
6. Press down the lever with a mounting blade and remove the ball joint.
7. Swing the ball stud in the support while holding the joint in a vise. The finger should not move from the force of the hand (play is allowed no more than 0.7 mm).
8. If the finger moves in the support with little effort, replace the ball joint.
9. If the protective cover is torn, remove the top dirty layer of grease (if it is noticeable that dirt has got inside the hinge, it will have to be replaced) and apply new grease.
10. Install the spacer until it stops.
11. Fill the new protective boot with grease at half its capacity.
12. Install the ball joint in the reverse order of removal. Before installing the mudguard, apply sealant to the surface of the support.
Attention! Be careful not to damage the protective cover of the ball joint during installation. Be sure to replace a damaged cover.
13. Lower the vehicle to the ground and rock it hard several times. Tighten a nut of fastening of the spherical hinge to the lever the moment of 80–96 Nm (8.0–9.6 kgf·m), a nut of fastening of the spherical hinge to a rotary fist the moment of 50–63 Nm (5.0–6.3 kgf·m). After a run of 100 km, re-tighten these threaded connections to the required torque.