Removal
1. Raise the front of the vehicle and support it on stands.
2. Remove the wheel.
3. Loosen the nut securing the stabilizer link to the lower suspension arm.
4. Unscrew the two bolts (indicated by arrows) fastening the lever clamp to the suspension crossmember, remove the clamp.
5. Loosen the nut (indicated by the arrow) lever axis.
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6. Remove the cotter pin and unscrew the nut of the ball joint of the lever.
7. Disconnect the arm from the steering knuckle by pressing out the ball joint.
8. Unscrew the lever axle nut and remove the washer.
9. Move the lever down and disconnect it from the stabilizer rod, remove the bushing and washer.
10. Remove the lever from the axle and take it out from under the car.
Examination
1. Check the condition of the lever and bushings, the presence of signs of wear, cracks and other damage on these parts.
2. Check the play of the ball joint, the freedom of rotation of the ball pin in the housing. Check the condition of the rubber boot.
3. The lever is a non-separable structure and is replaced as an assembly. The bushings and ball joint are not subject to separate replacement.
Installation
Attention! All lever fasteners are finally tightened after the car is removed from the jack.
1. Place the lever on the axle.
2. Attach the stabilizer rod, having first installed the washer and rod bushing (the convex side of the washer should face the bushing).
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3. Place the washer on and screw on the new nut without tightening.
4. Attach the ball joint to the knuckle, tighten the nut without tightening.
5. Install the lower arm clamp and tighten the bolts.
6. Install the lower bushing and washer onto the stabilizer link (the convex side of the washer should face the bushing), tighten the new nut.
7. Install the wheel and lower the vehicle.
8. Release the handbrake, roll the car forward and backward, rock the front end.
9. Tighten all lever fasteners to the specified torques, secure the support nut with a new cotter pin.
10. When finished, check the wheel alignment angles.