Control Arm Removal and Installation: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Suzuki Reno and 2005 Suzuki Forenza. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Let the control arms hang free.
Remove the wheel. Refer to "WHEEL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION :".
Remove the pinch bolt and the nut from the ball joint.
In case of right-hand side, remove the engine mounting.

Fig 1: Removing Pinch Bolt And Nut From Ball Joint
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Disconnect the ball joint from the knuckle assembly using the ball joint remover KM-507-B.

Fig 2: Disconnecting Ball Joint From Knuckle Assembly
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Remove the control arm-to-crossmember bolts.
Remove the control arm from the vehicle.

Fig 3: Removing Control Arm
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