Dismantling
1. Raise the front of the car.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle raised only on a jack or lift. Always install safety props.
2. Remove the wheel.
3. Turn away a nut of fastening of draft of the sensor of height of provision of a body to the bottom lever and disconnect draft.
4. Loosen the bolt securing the lower arm to the subframe by turning it a quarter of a turn.
5. Turn away a nut of fastening of a spherical support of the lower lever to a nave.
6. Using tool LRT-54-027, release the lower arm ball joint and disconnect the lower arm from the hub.
7. Turn away a bolt of fastening of the bottom lever to a stretcher. Discard the bolt.
8. Remove the lower arm.
Assembly
1. Install the lower arm, aligning its position with the subframe. Install the new bolt, but do not completely tighten it yet.
WARNING: Nuts and bolts must be tightened after the vehicle is mounted on wheels.
2. Clean the tapered surfaces of the ball pin and knuckle socket from dirt.
3. Connect the ball joint of the lower arm to the hub and tighten the nut with a torque of 80 Nm (59 lb ft).
CAUTION: Check that the ball joint boot is not damaged. A damaged boot will result in hinge failure.
4. Connect the body height sensor rod to the lower arm and tighten the nut to 8 Nm (6 lb ft).
CAUTION: Make sure the sensor arm is facing out.
5. Reinstall the wheel and tighten the nuts to 140 Nm (103 lb ft).
6. Remove the prop (props) and lower the car.
7. Tighten the bolt securing the lower arm to the subframe with a torque of 165 Nm (121 lb ft) and turn it 90°.
8. Check the angles of the front wheels.
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