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- Raise and support the vehicle and place jackstands under the cradle. Vehicle weight should not be placed on the control arms.
- Remove the wheel assembly.
- Install drive axle boot protectors.
- Remove the cotter key from the ball joint nut and, using a ball joint removal tool, separate the ball joint from the steering knuckle.
- Drill out the ball joint retaining rivets. It may be necessary to chisel the drilled out rivets out of the control arm, even after drilling them "out."
- Remove the stabilizer bar bushing to control arm bolt.
- Pull the control arm downward and remove the ball joint from the steering knuckle and control arm.
- Reverse procedure to install. Torque the new ball joint attaching nuts to 50 ft lbs . The ball joint stud nut should be torqued to specifications, about 64 ft lbs.
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