Lower Control Arm: Removal

For an exploded view of the lower control arm, see Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Lower Control Arm Assembly

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1. Lift front of vehicle and support it with safety stands.
2. Remove wheel and tire.
3. Remove pivot bolt.
4. Remove lower arm ball joint bolt and nut from steering knuckle.
5. Remove 3 mounting bolts.
6. Remove retaining nut, washer and rear control arm bushing.
7. Remove 2 ball joint mounting nuts and bolts from lower control arm.
8. Secure ball joint in a vise.
9. Carefully use a chisel to remove dust boot from ball joint.
10. Remove the front control arm bushing.
11. Remove control arm.