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FRONT SUSPENSION 3-17
4. Replace the wheel and tire.
5. Lower the vehicle.
Chevy II
inspection
Fig. 28 - Installing Lower Ball Joint - Chevelle & Camaro
retain in place with special bolts and nuts supplied
with new joint.
CAUTION:
Use only alloy bolts supplied for
this operation. The special thick headed bolt
must be installed in the forward side of the
control arm.
2. Tighten bolts and nut on ball stud to Specification
shown at the end of this book.
3. Lubricate the joint.
Chevelle and Camaro
Removal
1. Support lower control arm at outer end of floor jack,
with hoist or jack pad clear of lower ball stud and
remove the wheel.
2. Remove the upper and lower ball stud nuts, free the
ball studs from the steering knuckle and wire the
knuckle and brake drum assembly out of the way to
preclude interference while completing the lower ball
stud removal procedure.
3. Use a screw driver to pry off the seal and retainer.
Install Tools J-9519-10, J-9519-17 and J-9519-7 as
shown in Figure 27 and turn down on the hex head
screw until the ball stud is pushed out.
Installation
1. Start the replacement ball stud into the control arm
and install Tools J-9519-10, J^9519-16 and J-9519-17
as shown in Figure 28.
2. Turn down on the hex head screw until the ball stud
is seated properly in the control arm.
3. Install the stud into the steering knuckle, secure in
place with the attacking nut and install the cotter pin.
1. With upper control arm support in position as in
Figure 15, disconnect the lower ball stud from steer-
ing knuckle.
2. Assemble nut to lower ball stud and check rotating
torque with torque wrench. Specifications for new
joints are 9 lbs. ft. If torque readings are exces-
sively high or low, replace ball joint.
Removal
1. While vehicle weight is still on front wheels, position
support between upper control arm and frame side
rail (fig. 15).
2. Raise vehicle and remove cotter pin and nut from
lower ball joint stud (fig. 29).
3. Disconnect stabilizer at upper link. Break loose the
lower ball stud. Drop lower control arm until lower
ball joint is easily accessible.
, 4. Using a large chisel, cut off the three ball joint re-
taining plate rivet heads. It may be necessary to
drill out rivet heads before chiseling.
NOTE:
Additional support to lower control
arm will be necessary to perform this operation.
5. Remove ball joint from arm and clean arm.
6. Inspect ball joint seat and rivet holes for evidence of
fatigue such as cracking or bending. If defects are
evident, replace lower control arm as outlined later
in this section.
Installation
1. Install ball joint in arm using special bolts furnished
with replacement kit.
NOTE:
Use only special hardened bolts fur-
nished with this replacement kit. Do not attempt
to use other non-hardened bolts and do not at-
tempt to rivet replacement ball joint to arm.
Fig. 2 9 - Disassembling Lower Ball Stud - Chevy
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