Front Ball Joint: Removal

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Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the front wheels.
Remove the front crossmember support plate. < Refer to REMOVAL , Front Crossmember Support Plate. >
Remove the both sides of stabilizer bracket.

Fig 1: Identifying Stabilizer Bracket Mounting Bolts
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Pull out the pin from ball stud, remove the castle nut, and extract the ball stud from front arm.
Remove the bolt installing ball joint to housing.

Fig 2: Identifying Ball Joint To Housing Mounting Bolts
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Extract the ball joint from housing.