Contents: Removal ⇓ Installation ⇓
Removal
1. Loosen the wheel nuts. Raise the vehicle and support it on supports. Place chocks under the rear wheels and apply the handbrake. Remove the front wheel.
2. Loosen the tip lock nut. Mark the position of the tip relative to the threaded portion of the steering rod (figure 16.2).
3. Remove the cotter pin (figure 16.3) and loosen the tie rod end pin nut (do not loosen the nut completely).
4. Disconnect the ball joint pin from the steering knuckle using a puller (figure 16.4).
5. Unscrew the tip from the steering rod.
Installation
6. Screw the tip onto the steering rod up to the mark, then insert the tip pin into the steering knuckle. Tighten the lock nut.
7. Thread the castle nut onto the pin and tighten it to the specified torque. Install a new cotter pin into the slots of the castle nut (if necessary, tighten the nut a little, but do not loosen it under any circumstances).
8. Install the wheel and tighten the nuts. Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque (see Technical data at the beginning of Chapter 1).
9. Check the wheel alignment angles and adjust them if necessary.
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