Toyota 43330-39556
Lower Ball Joint, Front Passenger Side

A proper servicing and repairing process of the lower ball joint starts by taking off the front wheel and tightly securing it with 110 Nm (1,150 kgf-cm, 83 ft. lbs.) torque. Unscrew the four bolts securing the tie rod end to an 80 Nm torque without bolt removal before removing the cotter pin and nut at 90 Nm torque. Tighten the nut up to additional 60 degrees if the holes do not align properly. Special Service Tool: 09610-20012 should be used to disconnect the steering knuckle-bound tie rod end. The lower ball joint removal process starts by extracting the cotter pin and nut with 140 Nm (1,450 kgf-cm, 103 ft. lbs.) torque and finishing the nut tightening process to 60 degrees if required. You should use Special Service Tool: 09628-62011 to disconnect the lower ball joint from the lower suspension arm while facing the mission-directed position of the cotter pin hole. Remove the 4 bolts next and lift the upper suspension arm and steering knuckle to extract the lower ball joint after you support the upper suspension arm and steering knuckle properly. To check the lower ball joint rotation condition inspect the ball joint stud when rotating it 5 times backward and forward before applying a torque wrench that turns the nut once during 2 - 4 seconds at 0.1 - 2.5 Nm (11 - 25 kgf-cm, 1 - 22 inch lbs.). The reverse order of mounting should be followed for installation then inspect the wheel alignment after swimming.

Remove the nut, 2 bolts, and the lower ball joint itself.

Use a torque wrench to turn the nut continuously one turn every 2 to 4 seconds, taking the torque reading on the fifth turn, which should be between 0.7 - 4.4 Nm (7 - 45 kgf-cm, 6 - 39 inch lbs.).

Disconnect the tie rod end by loosening the 2 lower ball joint set bolts with a torque of 160 Nm (1,600 kgf-cm, 116 ft. lbs.) without removing them.

Disconnect the tie rod end by loosening the 2 lower ball joint set bolts to a torque of 160 Nm (1,600 kgf-cm, 116 ft. lbs.) without removing them.