Lower Control Arm; Removal & Installation - Ford Ranger Maintaince And Repair Manual

4. Remove the steering knuckle−to−upper ball joint retaining (pinch) bolt and separate the two
components.
5. Make alignment marks on the control arm pivot bolt cam assemblies.
6. To remove the left side control arm proceed as follows:
1. Remove the nuts and cam bolts from the control arm pivot points.
2. Pull the control arm from the vehicle frame.
7. To remove the right side control arm, proceed as follows:
1. If only the ball joint is to be removed, make alignment marks on the control arm and ball joint
assembly then remove the two retaining nuts and the ball joint. Skip to the installation
procedures.
2. Remove the nuts and cam bolts from the control arm pivot points.
3. Pull the control arm from the vehicle frame.
To install:
8. For right−side control arm, if removed, install the ball joint assembly and retaining nuts to the control
arm and tighten the nuts to 95−128 ft. lbs. (128−173 Nm).
9. Install the control arm pivot points into the frame pockets.
10. Install the cam bolts and nuts, align the matchmarks and tighten the nuts to 84−113 ft. lbs. (113−153
Nm).
11. Connect the upper ball joint shaft to the steering knuckle. Install the retaining (pinch) bolt and tighten
to 30−41 ft. lbs. (40−55 Nm).
12. Install the wheel and snug the lug nuts.
13. Lower the vehicle and tighten the lug nuts to 100 ft. lbs. (135 Nm).
14. Have the alignment checked by a professional repair shop.

Lower Control Arm

Only the Mountaineer, 1995−99 Explorer and 1998−99 Ranger models have control arms.
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