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Front Ball Joint: Removal
- Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the front wheels.
- Remove the left and right stabilizer brackets.
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- Remove the ball joint.
- Extract the cotter pin (a) from the ball stud.
- Remove the castle nut (b).
- Extract the ball stud from the front arm.
- Remove the bolt securing the ball joint to the front axle housing.
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- Extract the ball joint from the front axle housing.