Cars with steel wheels
2. Remove the wheel cap, or center cap. Remove the black plastic cap (if any) from the end of the drive shaft, remove the shaft nut pin. Remove the locking ring and soft gasket. Loosen the drive shaft nut.
3. Loosen the wheel nuts, lift the front of the car. Remove the wheel. Unscrew the drive shaft nut and remove the metal gasket.
Cars with alloy wheels
4. Loosen the wheel nuts, lift the front of the car. Remove the wheel, take out the black plastic cover (if any) from the end of the drive shaft, remove the shaft nut pin, remove the locking ring and soft gasket.
5. Unscrew the drive shaft nut. Remove the metal gasket.
All cars
6. Remove the pin and unscrew the lock nut of the outer ball joint of the steering rod, separate the ball joint from the hub fastener.
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7. Open the hood, loosen the three nuts of the upper suspension strut mount by 1-2 turns.
8. From the bottom of the hub fastener, unscrew the three nuts, remove the fastening plate and sharply pull the hub fastener out of the drive shaft grooves.
9. Remove the ball joint lock nut pin and unscrew it.
10. Remove the ball joint from the hub mounting element.
11. Replace the ball joint if damaged or worn.
12. When assembling, bring the cones of the ball joint stand and the hub fastener together, press the ball joint into the hub fastener, tighten the lock nut to the tightening torque specified in Specifications. Install a new pin to secure the nut.
13. Place the hub and strut retainer onto the drive shaft slots, install the ball joint retainer plate and tighten the three nuts to the torque specified in the Specifications.
14. Tighten the upper suspension strut mounting nuts to the tightening torque specified in Specifications.
15. Install the outer tie rod ball joint to the hub retainer, tighten the lock nut to the torque specified in the Specifications and seat the new pin.
16. Install the metal washer and drive shaft nut, install the wheel and lower the vehicle. Tighten the drive shaft nut to the torque specified in Specifications, install the soft gasket and locking ring.
17. On vehicles with steel wheels, install a new pin, wheel cover or center cap; don't forget to install the black plastic cover (if any).
18. On vehicles with alloy wheels, raise the vehicle again and remove the wheel so that the new drive shaft nut retaining pin can be installed. Install the black plastic cover (if any). Install the wheel and center cap, lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts to the torque specified in Specifications.
19. Adjust the toe-in and maximum wheel turning angles.