Before you can take off the lower arm, however, you need to put the car on a jack, and with the wheel off and splash shield removed, loosen the wheel lug nuts. For models from 2008 and later, remove the front wheel speed sensor 13 . Remove the nut from the stabilizer bar link which is on the control arm and also remove the nut joining the lower end of the
Shock Absorber to control arm. Remove the outer tie-rod ends, and then loosen the bolts fastening the steering gear; lift the steering gear up a little to allow the bolts to be removed. Remove the lower ball joint nut and then using ball joint separator, pry out the ball stud from the knuckle and use Allen key to hold this ball from turning further with the nut. Take out the arm to subframe mounting bolts and then take out the lower control arm. For the upper arm, it connects to the top of the
Steering Knuckle with a ball joint and to two places at the shock absorber top mount with bolts that can pivot. Disassemble the shock absorber and then you will have to undo the nuts and bolts of the upper arm mounting. Examine the condition of the control arm and the wear of the bushings and with the need of a new hardware do not straighten a bent control arm. Installation is performed vice versa how removal is done, to make sure that all nuts and bolts are tightened to the stated torque, before tightening the pivot nuts/bolts, lift the outer end of the lower arm approximately to normal height. Lastly, the wheel and lug nuts should be fitted on the wheel and then the vehicle should be lowered, further to that the lug nuts should be tightened to the appropriate torque and if possible after completing all the job it is recommended that one should take the car for a front wheel alignment check up.