Control Arm: Service and Repair

Fig. 11 Front suspension components. 1984-86 Tercel & 1987-88 Tercel wagon:

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove two bolts attaching ball joint to steering knuckle, Fig. 11.
3. Remove stabilizer bar nut, retainer and cushion.
4. Remove lower arm as follows:
a. Jack up opposite wheel until vehicle body lifts off support.
b. Loosen lower arm bolt, pry lower arm and pull out bolt.
c. Disconnect lower arm from stabilizer bar. Do not lose caster adjusting spacer.
5. Reverse procedure to install. Torque lower arm to ball joint nut to 58 ft. lbs., the lower arm to steering knuckle attaching nuts to 59 ft. lbs. the stabilizer bar to lower arm attaching nut to 78 ft. lbs. and the lower arm to body attaching bolt to 83 ft. lbs. on 1982-86 models, or 105 ft. lbs. on 1987-88 models.