Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Front lower ball joint
Components

Removal
Hint:
- Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
- The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
- Remove front wheel
- Remove front speed sensor lh (for 2wd) (see
page bc-191)
- Remove front brake cylinder assembly lh
(see page br-40)
- Remove front disc (see page br-42)
- Remove front axle hub nut (see page ah-6)
- Disconnect front suspension lower no. 1
Arm sub-assembly lh (see page ah-7)
- Disconnect tie rod end sub-assembly lh
(see page ps-42)
- Remove steering knuckle with axle hub
(see page ah-7)
- Remove front lower ball joint assembly lh

- Remove the cotter pin and nut.
- Using sst, remove the lower ball joint.
Sst 09628-62011
Inspection
- Inspect front lower ball joint assembly lh

- As shown in the illustration, move the ball joint stud
back and forth 5 times before installing the nut.
- Using a torque wrench, turn the nut continuously at
a rate of 3 to 5 seconds per turn and take the torque
reading on the fifth turn.
Standard turning torque:
0.98 To 3.43 N*m (10 to 35 kgf*cm, 9 to 30
in.*Lbf) or less
- Check for any cracks and grease leaks on the ball
joint dust cover.
Installation
Hint:
- Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
- The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
- Install front lower ball joint assembly
lh
- Install the ball joint with the 2 bolts and nut to the
lower arm.
Torque: 92 n*m (938 kgf*cm, 68 ft.*Lbf)
- Install the lower ball joint with the nut to the steering
knuckle.
Torque: 133 n*m (1,360 kgf*cm, 98 ft.*Lbf)
- Install a new cotter pin.
If the holes for the cotter pin are not aligned, tighten
the nut further up to 60°.
- Install steering knuckle with axle hub
(see page ah-9)
- Connect front suspension lower no. 1 Arm
sub-assembly lh (see page ah-10)
- Connect tie rod end sub-assembly lh (see
page ps-45)
- Install front disc (see page br-43)
- Install front disc brake cylinder
assembly lh (see page br-46)
- Install front axle hub nut (see page ah-10)
- Install front speed sensor lh (see page bc-
193)
- Install front wheel
torque: 103 n*m (1,050 kgf*cm, 76 ft.*Lbf)
- Inspect and adjust front wheel alignment
- Inspect and adjust the front wheel alignment (see
page sp-3).
Components
Removal
Remove front wheel
Remove hood sub-assembly
Remove the hood (see page ed-4).
Suspend engine assembly
Install the no. 1 And no. 2 Engine hangers with the ...
Components
Removal
Remove front wheel
Remove front stabilizer link assembly lh
Remove the 2 nuts and stabilizer link.
Remove front stabilizer link assembly rh
Hint:
Use ...
Other materials:
Installation
Install air conditioner unit assembly
Install the a/c unit with the bolt and nut.
Torque: 9.8 N*m (100 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*Lbf)
Install instrument panel reinforcement
Install the instrument panel reinforcement with the 6
bolts.
Torque: 20 n*m (204 kgf*cm, 15 ft.*Lbf)
...
Horn system
Parts location
System diagram
Problem symptoms table
Hint:
Use the table below to help determine the cause of the
problem symptom. The potential causes of the symptoms are
listed in order of probability in the "suspected area" column of
the table. Check each symptom by c ...
Tire information
Typical tire symbols
Full-size tire
Compact spare tire
Tire size
Dot and tire identification number (tin)
Location of treadwear indicators
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the plies in a tire ...