1. Apply the handbrake, then use a jack to raise the front of the vehicle and place it on stands. Remove wheel.
2. Place a jack under the outer end of the control arm.
3. In the engine compartment, remove the cap from the mounting plate 2, the spring column and unscrew the self-tightening nut 1, holding the shock absorber piston shield with a hex key. The loosened self-tightening nut must be replaced with a new one.
4. Loosen and remove the cross stabilizer connector nut 7.
5. Remove the tie rod ball joint.
6. Remove the brake clamp as described in section 8 and hang it from the side. Disconnect the brake line from the spring column
7. Use a stylus to mark a line on the shoulder of the pivot pin, around the edge of the spring column. This feature will make it possible to install the column to the pivot pin in the same position, which is of great importance for suspension geometry. Then it is necessary to unscrew the two safety nuts and remove the two bolts securing the lower end of the column to the return trunnion. Self-locking nuts and special washers should be replaced with new ones (photo 9.2).
8. Lower the transverse balancer to remove the spring column from its upper mounting, then, lifting it, disconnect it from the pivot pin.
9. To disconnect the lower ball joint from the cross balancer, you must first familiarize yourself with the contents of paragraph 7.
10. Installation is carried out in the reverse order to dismantling. When installing the brake clamp, proceed as described in section 8. When installing the ball joint and cross stabilizer, follow the descriptions of points 4-45 of this section. The safety nuts must be tightened to a certain torque. To protect the bolts securing the spring column to the return trunnion, only new self-locking nuts must be used.
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