2. Replacing the rear rubber support: Unscrew the nut -7-, remove the washer and bushing.
3. Insert new bushing and washer, align perpendicular to lever. Tighten the rubber support nut firmly 110 Nm.
Replacing the front rubber support: Cut off the protrusion of the rubber bushing. Then press the bushing in a vise using a socket and a suitable pipe. In MAZDA workshops, a special tool is used instead of a tube.
Attention! If the bushing is not pressed out, it should be heated and notched along the outer contour to reduce stress.
5. Moisten the new bushing with a little soapy water and press it in from the front using the special tool.
6. Install the transverse arm, see Chapter Suspension and steering system.
Ball joint check/replacement
1. Ball joint (ball joint between transverse arm and steering knuckle) should be replaced if there is appreciable play or if the cuff is damaged.
2. Checking in the installation state: Raise the vehicle.
3. Move the lower lever up and down with your hand. The ball joint must not have any appreciable play. An accurate check is possible only in the removed state.
4. Unscrew bolt and nut -6-.
5. Press the ball joint pin out of the steering knuckle using a pry bar. Place a cloth over the cuff so as not to damage it.
6. To turn out bolts of fastening of a rotary fist on the cross-section lever and to remove a spherical pin.
7. Install a dynamometer or torque wrench with the appropriate fixture. Rotate the ball pin. Take readings of the effort to overcome the friction force. Required value: from 1.8 to 3.1 Nm, otherwise replace the ball joint.
Cuff replacement: Clamp the ball joint in a vice and knock down the cuff with a hammer and chisel.
Attention! Make sure that the ball joint is not damaged.
9. Lubricate the inside of the seal with a small amount of universal grease and press in with a suitable tube. MAZDA workshops use a special tool for this.
10. Screw the steering knuckle to the transverse lever with 2 bolts with force 110 Nm.
11. Insert the ball pin into the steering knuckle, insert the bolt from front to back and tighten with force 60 Nm.
12. Measure and adjust wheel alignment.