Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual page 833

Rear Suspension
Knuckle/Hub {cont'd)
18. Remove the cotter pin from the tie-rod end (4WS)
or lower arm B (2WS) 8nd remove the castle nut.
19. lnstall a 12 mm hex nut on the ball ioint. Be sure that
the hex nut is flush with the balljoint pin end. or the
threaded section of the bsll joint pin might be
damaged by the ball joint remover.
20. Use the balljoint remover as shown on page | 8-13
to separate the ball ioint and knuckle.
NOTE: lf necessary, apply penetrating type lubricant
to loosen the ball joint.
COTTER PIN
Replace.
BALL JOINT
REMOVER, 28 mm
oTMAC-SLOO200
21 . Remove the cotter pin and lower arm ball joint nut.
22. Install a 14 mm hex nut on the balljoint. Be sute that
the hex nut is flush with the ball joint pin end, or the
threaded section of the ball joint pin might be
damaged by the ball joint remover.
23. Use the ball joint remover as shown on page 18-13
to separate the ball joint and lower arm.
NOTE: lf necessary, apply penetrating type lubricant
to loosen the ball joint.
CASTI.E NUT
14 x 2.0 mm
EALL JOINT
REmOVER, 32 mm
oTmac -slooro0
, a , - , " ,
mm HEX NUT
18-30
24.
25.
Remove the knuckle Protector.
Remove the cotter pin and the upper bsll joint nut.
26. lnstall a 1O mm hex nut on the ball joint.
Be sure that the hex nut is flush with the bsll ioint
Din end, or the threaded section ot the balljoint pin
might be damaged by the ball joint removar.
27. Use the ball joint remove. as shown on page 18- 1 3
to separate the ball joint and knuckle, then remove
the knuckle.
NOTE: lf necessary, apply penetrating type lubricant
to loosen the ball joint,
BALL J()|NT
REMOVER. 28 mm
oTMAC-SLOO200
K UCKLE PROTECTOR
R€place.