Lower Control Arm Assembly: Removal
Raise and support vehicle. Remove front wheel. Remove cotter pin and nut from outer tie-rod end. Using Tie-Rod End Remover (TOOL-3290-D), remove tie-rod end from spindle assembly. Remove spring. See COIL SPRING . Remove and discard lower control arm ball joint nut. Using Pitman Arm Puller (T64P-3590-F), remove ball joint from spindle. See Fig 1. Remove lower control arm-to-crossmember bolts and remove lower control arm.