Removal the lever (Chevrolet Lacetti J200)

We remove the front suspension arm to replace the ball joint or the arm itself if it is deformed, if there are cracks in the metal, or if it is damaged (ruptures, rubber peeling) or significant wear of its silent blocks.

The work is shown on the left lever, the right lever is removed in the same way.

We hang up and remove the front wheel and securely fix the car on a factory-made stand.



Using a 14 mm socket, unscrew the nut of the clamping bolt of the terminal connection of the steering knuckle eye with the ball joint pin, holding the bolt from turning with a spanner of the same size.



We take out the bolt or, if it is difficult to remove, knock out the bolt with a punch.



By pulling the lever down, we remove the ball joint pin from the steering knuckle eye.



If it is difficult to remove the ball joint pin, loosen the terminal connection by inserting a chisel into the slit in the eye and striking the chisel with a hammer.



Using a 17 mm socket, unscrew the bolt securing the front arm to the subframe…



…and we take out the bolt.



Using a 17 mm head, unscrew the nut of the rear arm mounting bolt to the subframe, holding the bolt from turning with a spanner of the same size.





We remove the bolt and nut of the rear arm mount to the subframe.



We remove the front suspension arm.

To replace the ball joint, we secure the lever in a vice..



…and using a 12 mm drill, we drill out the heads of the three rivets that secure the ball joint housing to the lever.

We knock out the rivets with a punch and remove the ball joint from the lever.



We install a new ball joint and attach it to the lever with three bolts and nuts included in the spare part kit - ball joint. We install the nuts of the bolts from below the lever and tighten them with a torque of 90 -100 N·m.

We install the lever in the reverse order, without completely tightening the bolt of the front mount of the lever to the subframe. We tighten the nut of the clamp bolt of the lug of the steering knuckle with the pin of the ball joint to the prescribed torque (see Appendices).

We put on the wheel and lower the car. We tighten the bolt of the front arm mount to the subframe to the prescribed torque (see Appendices) in the "car on wheels" position.

The text of the article was obtained from the website: CHEVYMAN