Removal Procedure
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
in General Information.
- Remove the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
in Tires and Wheels.
- Remove the retaining bolt for the brake hose and the wheel speed sensor brackets.
- Remove the wheel drive shaft. Refer to Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement
in Wheel Drive Shafts.
- Remove the nut at the upper ball joint. Discard the nut.
- Disconnect the upper control arm from the steering knuckle using the J 43631
and the J 45851
. See Special Tools and Equipment .
Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Remove the upper control arm nuts and the adjustment cams.
- Remove the upper control arm.