Front upper arm assembly (page 2 of 2)

13. Remove 2 nuts securing upper arm pivot brackets to body. Discard nuts.
14. Remove upper arm assembly.

Refit

1. Fit upper arm assembly, fit new nuts and tighten to 64 Nm.
2. Raise suspension.
3. Connect upper ball joint, fit nut and tighten to 39 Nm, align nut to next split pin hole and fit new split pin.
4. Fit and align spring and damper assembly to vehicle and fit top mounting nuts, DO NOT tighten.

5. Fit and align damper fork ensuring pip on damper engages with slot in fork.
6. Fit bolt securing fork to damper and nut and bolt securing fork to lower arm. Fit new nut, DO NOT tighten.

CAUTION: Nuts and bolts must be tightened with weight of vehicle on suspension.

7. Support weight of vehicle with jack under lower arm.
8. Tighten damper top mounting nuts to 38 Nm.
9. Tighten bolt securing fork to damper to 43 Nm and nut and bolt securing fork to lower arm to 64 Nm. Remove jack.
10. Align brake hose bracket to damper, fit bolts and tighten to 22 Nm.
11. Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
12. Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.