Lanos SE Hatchback L4-1.6L DOHC D-TEC MFI (1999)
Ball Joint: Service and Repair
Disassembly Procedure
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. Place the jackstands under the frame of the vehicle and lower the vehicle slightly so the weight of the vehicle rests on the jackstands and not on the
control arms.
3. Remove the wheel.
4. Remove the control arm.
5. Drill off the heads of the rivets with a 12 mm (0.47 inch) drill bit.
6. Punch out the rivets with a drift.
Assembly Procedure
1. Connect the ball joint to the control arm by inserting the ball joint bolts.
2. Install the nuts to secure the bolts from below the control arm.
Tighten
Tighten the ball joint-to-control arm nuts to 65 Nm (48 ft. lbs.).
3. Install the control arm.