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Ball Joint Disassembly

Remove the control arm. Refer to Control Arm Removal .
Drill off the heads of the three rivets with a 12 mm (0.47 in.) drill bit.
Punch out the rivets with a drift.

Fig 1: Punching Out Rivets With Drift
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