Toyota 43330-09050 Front Right Lower Suspension Ball Joint Assembly

The first step in doing a ball joint change is to loosen the wheel lug nuts and safely jack up the vehicle on stands then remove the wheel. Before you pull out the ball joint with a puller, release the driveaxle/hub nut by removing the wheel. For those who choose to use a pickle fork technique, they should take out the cotter pin off balljoint stud and unscrew but not fully remove its nut. A pickle fork type balljoint separator can be used to divide the balljoint from steering knuckle watching not to damage the boot and then remove the stud nut of balljoint. The bolt together with two nuts that secure this linkage onto control arm ought to be undone before prying it out from control arm. Locating it over a steering knuckle, putting on a nut and finally joining these components using bolts plus nuts are among actions essential in installation of a new control arm. When putting back all fasteners; for instance, when placing back ball joint exhaust; ensure that each one has reached its recommended torque level along with fitting a fresh cotter pin on it will be appropriate. After fixing the wheel, lower down your automobile and start torquing lug nuts in order to have them firmly tightened as recommended by manufactures. For those who depend on puller method, they're required to disconnect lower control arm from ball joint then withdraw driveaxle until it appears outside steering knuckle allowing removal of cotter pin coupled with stud's nut at such point. To remove completely this assembly involves use of little puller which will help push down shank while removing retaining ring then unscrew that rod while pulling back trigger releasing air pressure between these two parts whereby spring must have been compressed just enough allowing them separate freely after when you let go off its gripping handle turning counterclockwise resulting in pulling out from pressurized chamber due either applying force against bottom edge therefore making sure pop out easily rather than risk damaging expensive equipment like vise. This steering knuckle has a new balljoint; its nut is tightened to its torque value while inserting a fresh cotter pin. The driveaxle fitted through the bearing's hub should be made tight and then the nut that holds it in position is fastened up, afterwards the joint arm gets connected to the lower arm with all bolts as these are screwed tightly following particular torques. As soon as wheel is repositioned, car lowered but lug nuts adequately tightened, lastly ensure driveaxle or hub nut meet necessary standards by tightening them until they snap into place and finishing it off using lock washer plus cotter pin.

Remove the cotter pin from the balljoint stud and loosen the nut (but don't remove it yet).

To replace a balljoint, you need to first loosen the wheel lug nuts, raise the vehicle, and remove the wheel.