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Front Ball Joint: Removal

  1. Lift-up the vehicle, and remove the front wheels.
  2. Remove the both sides of stabilizer bracket.
    Fig 1: Identifying Stabilizer Link Bolts
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  3. Pull out the pin from ball stud, remove the castle nut, and extract the ball stud from front arm.
  4. Remove the bolt installing ball joint to housing.
    Fig 2: Identifying Ball Joint Bolt
    G05032349Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  5. Extract the ball joint from housing.