How to remove and replace the lower control arm for the 2005 Toyota 4Runner?

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Open the hood, turn the wheel lug nuts on the car to the left, jack up the front of the car and safely put a jack stand, put on the parking brake and take the wheel off. After that, unlock and take off the under-vehicle splash shield, and then loosen and disassemble the shock absorber/coil spring assembly from the lower control arm. Take out the bolts that are used to mount the control arm with the steering knuckle using the ball joint. It is necessary to scratch appropriate reference lines on the both lateral sides of the front and rear pivot fasteners, where the cam adjusters contact the frame, to ensure that they are reinstalled in proper position for correct alignment when reassembling the wheels, after which, it is necessary to unscrew the bolts of the pivot and to separate the controlling arm from the frame. Check the state of the bushings, if you find any crack or deterioration of the bushings you need to take the arm to an automotive machine shop for new bushings. When removing and replacing the lower control arm, you have to separate the bracket from the ball joint after removing the control arm by fixing it firmly on a vise, then removing the cotter pin on the battstud and loosening the nut of the lower ball joint roughly. To accomplish this, the mechanic will want to employ the two-jaw puller or even the balljoint separator in a manner that divorces the balljoint from the bracket while not damaging the boot in the slightest. It is the opposite of removing through ensuring that the alignment marks on the suspension are matched and tightening all suspension bolts to the recommended torque then using new cotter pin onto lower control arm ball joint nut. If required, apply additional turns to the balljoint nut for meshing of the hole at the ballstud with the slots present at the nut but does not need to be loosened. Before applying the final torque settings, the pivot bolts should be tightened with the vehicle at normal ride height, which might be attained after lowering the vehicle or by lifting the lower control arm using a floor jack. Last of all, ensure that the lug nuts are tightened to the right torque and take your car to be aligned and realigned if the setting was not met.

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