Front suspension
1 - Cross beam; 2 - Bolt (25 Nm); 3 - Bracket; 4 - Rubber bushing; 5 - bolt; 6 - Holder with rubber-metal sleeve; 7 - Self-locking nut (100 Nm); 8 - Rear cushion of the transverse lever; 9 - Bolt M6 (7 Nm); 10 - Bolt (70 Nm); 11 - Washer; 12 - Transverse suspension arm; 13 - Bolts; 14 - Ball joint; 15 - Nut (25 Nm); 16 - Front cushion of the transverse lever; 17 - Self-locking nut (90 Nm); 18 - Bolt; 19 - Bolt; 20 - Bracket for fastening a torque rod with a rubber cushion; 21 - Washer; 22 - Self-locking nut (5 Nm); 23 - Bolt (45 Nm); 24 - Washer
Note. Reassembly will require a new hip mount pinch bolt nut and also a new front axle bolt nut. Also prepare new spring washers for the lever mounting bolts.
Removing
1. Chock the rear wheels, apply the parking brake, then jack up the front of the vehicle and place it on jack stands. Remove the corresponding front wheel.
2. On models equipped with an anti-roll bar, loosen the nut securing the stabilizer bar strut to the lower arm, remove the washer and lower rubber insert. The lower suspension arm mounting components are shown in the illustration.
3. On all models, give the nut and remove the coupling bolt of the clamp that secures the hub assembly to the lower arm...
... using a pry bar, carefully lower the lower arm, releasing the ball joint from its seating collar at the base of the hub assembly. On models equipped with an anti-roll bar, try not to let the rubber cushion and the washer of the top support of the stabilizer bar link fall out.
Note. The nut of the coupling bolt of the ball joint must be replaced without fail.
4. Give a nut of a forward axial bolt of the bottom lever, remove a washer.
Note. During assembly, the nut must be replaced without fail.
5. Give a nut and bolts of fastening of the back axial plug of the bottom lever to the bottom of the car...
... remove the spring washers from the bolts - they must be replaced during assembly without fail.
Note. On some models, the bushing nut can be replaced with a rivet.
6. Take out an osvoy bolt from the plug of a forward support and take assembly of the lever from under the car.
Overhaul
1. Thoroughly wipe the lever and its seating surfaces to remove all traces of dirt and anti-corrosion bottom coating. Carefully inspect the assembly for cracks, deformations and other mechanical damage. Pay special attention to the condition of the axle bushings. Replace defective components.
2. Replacing the axle bushings requires a hydraulic press, a bearing puller and several spacer bushings. In view of the foregoing, it would be more correct to entrust this work to car service specialists who have all the necessary equipment. The procedure for the procedure is described below.
3. To replace the front bush, first of all try to remember its correct installation position. Then securely support the lever and squeeze the sleeve out of it. Thoroughly wipe the walls of the nest for the bushing. Before installing a new bushing, moisten it with soapy water.
4. The rear sleeve must also be installed in a strictly defined way in a mandatory manner in relation to the lever. Otherwise, during the operation of the car, the bushing will be subjected to excessive loads. Press the lever assembly out of the bracket, then press the bushing out of the end of the lever. Thoroughly wipe the walls of the nest for the bushing. Before installing a new bushing, moisten it with soapy water. When assembling, make sure that the sleeve is correctly deployed with its groove relative to the lever.
Installation
1. Place the lower control arm in place and thread the ball joint shank into the yoke at the base of the hub assembly. On models equipped with an anti-roll bar, position the stabilizer bar post on the arm, making sure the rubber insert and top support washer are properly seated.
2. Insert the front axle bolt, install the washer, screw on a new nut and tighten it until hand-tight.
3. Screw on the fixing nut (with appropriate equipment) rear axle bushing bracket. Screw in the bolts (don't forget to replace the spring washers). Tighten the bolts to the required torque, then tighten the nut. Install a new rivet instead of the nut if equipped.
4. Check that the pinch bolt is properly seated in the hub assembly. Screw on a new nut and tighten it to the required torque.
5. Where required, install the rubber insert and washer of the bottom support of the stabilizer bar link, screw on the nut and tighten it to the required torque.
6. Replace the wheel, then lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the wheel bolts to the required torque.
7. Rock the vehicle to seat the arm components, then torque tighten the front axle bolt nut.