Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual page 817

Front Suspension
Knuckle/Hub (cont'dl
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BAI.I JOINT
REMOVER, 32 mm
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19. R€move the cotter pin and lowef arm ball joint nut.
20. Install a 14 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure that
the hex nut is flush with the ball ioint pin end, or the
thresded section of the ball joint pin might be
damaged by the ball joint remover.
21. Use the ball joint .emover as shown on page 18-13
to separate the ball ioint and lower arm-
NOTE: lf necess8ry, apply penetr€ting type lubricant
to loosen the ball ioint.
18-14
22. Remove the knuckle protector,
23. Remove the cotter pin and the upper ball joint nut.
24. Install a 1O mm hex nut on the ball joint.
Be sure that the hex nut is tlush with the ball ioint
pin end, or the threaded section ot the ball joint pin
might be damaged by the ball joint.emover.
25. Use the ball joint remover as shown on page 18-1 3
to separate the ball joint and knuckle.
NOTE: lJ necessary, apply penetrsting type lubricant
to loosen the ball joint.
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10 mm HEx NUT
CASTLE
26.
10 x 1.25 ]nln
COTTER PII{
R€place,
Pullthe knuckle outwa,d and remove the driveshaft
outboard joint Jrom the knuckle using a plastic ham-
mer. then remove the knuckle.
BA1I JOIITT
KNUCKLE