Table of contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Removal
1. Jack up the car and place it on jack stands.
2. Bleed the air from the air spring and remove the corresponding front wheel.
3. Disconnect the ground clearance sensor 6 from the support arm (see illustration 3.6).
4. Unscrew the ball joint pin nut that secures the control arm to the steering knuckle. Leave the nut on the end of the pin. It will serve as a stop for the puller when pressing out the pin and will prevent damage to the pin thread.
5. Press the ball joint pin of the control arm out of the steering knuckle using a suitable puller 1 (see illustration).
3.5. Press out the ball joint pin of the control arm from the steering knuckle using a suitable puller 1
6. Unscrew bolt 1 securing the lower support of the shock absorber strut to the support arm (see illustration).
3.6. Unscrew bolt 1 securing the lower support of the shock absorber strut to the support arm: 5 - ABS sensor
7. Unscrew bolts 2 and 4 and remove the anti-roll bar strut (see illustration 3.6).
8. Unscrew bolt 3, which secures the support arm to the subframe, and remove the arm (see illustration 3.6).
Installation
The installation of the support arm is carried out in the reverse order of its removal.