Removal

1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
2. Remove the front wheel and tire.





3. Remove the attaching bolt for the front hub/bearing mounting the brake hose bracket to the steering knuckle.





4. Remove the 2 bolts attaching the brake caliper to the steering knuckle. Remove the brake Caliper from the steering knuckle.
5. Support brake caliper by hanging it from the frame of the vehicle with wire or some other method. Do not let caliper assembly hang by the brake flex hose.
6. Remove the rotor from the hub/bearing.





7. Loosen, but do not remove, the nuts attaching the stabilizer bar attaching links to BOTH lower control arms.

CAUTION: The nut must be positioned at the end of the stabilizer bar attaching link stud when removing it from the lower control arm. This will prevent the end of the stud from being damaged when removing it from the lower control arm.





8. Remove the stabilizer bar attaching link from lower control arm using the following procedure. Position the attaching link nut at the end of attaching link stud. Position a center punch in the hole on the end of the attaching link stud. Strike the center punch, to remove the attaching link stud from the lower control arm.





9. Remove the nut and bolt attaching the shock absorber to the bracket on the lower control arm.





10. Remove the cotter pin and nut from the lower ball joint.





NOTE: When installing Spacer, Special Tool 6983, or equivalent between the grease seal and the bottom of the steering knuckle it must be installed in the direction as shown

11. Install Spacer, Special Tool 6983, or equivalent between the ball joint grease seal and the bottom of the steering knuckle.

CAUTION: Do not strike the steering knuckle or apply heat to the steering knuckle when separating the ball joint stud from the steering knuckle.








12. Install Puller, Special Tool C-4150-A, or equivalent on steering knuckle. The ball bearing in the bolt of Special Tool C-4150A, or equivalent must be centered in the stud of the lower ball joint. Also, the Spacer, Special Tool 6983, or equivalent must be installed between the steering knuckle and Special Tool C-4150-A, or equivalent as shown.
13. Tighten bolt on Remover, Special Tool C-4150A, or equivalent to apply pressure against the stud of the lower ball joint. This will separate the lower ball joint stud from the steering knuckle.





14. Remove nuts, bolts and adjustment cams, attaching lower control arm to mounting brackets on the frame rail. Slightly spread the ends of the mounting brackets to ease removal of the lower control arm from brackets.