1. Raise and place the front of the vehicle on stands. Remove the wheel.
Warning! Brake the vehicle with the parking brake and place wheel chocks under the rear wheels («shoes»).
Helpful advice. Loosen and tighten the wheel bolts only with the vehicle on the ground. Bolt tightening torque 65–95 Nm (6.5–9.5 kgf·m).
2. Turn away a nut of fastening of a spherical support.
3. Press the ball joint pin out of the lever using a puller.
Note. It looks like a puller for the ball joint of the suspension arm.
4. If there is no puller, do not unscrew the nut to the end. Depress the lever with a pry bar and with hammer blows along the axis of the lever, press the support pin out of the lever. After that, finally unscrew the nut.
5. Turn away two bolts of fastening of a spherical support to a rotary fist.
6. Press the lever down and remove the ball joint.
7. Rock the ball stud in the bearing. The finger should not move from the force of the hand (play is allowed no more than 0.7 mm).
8. If the finger moves in the support with little effort, replace the ball joint.
9. If the protective cover has been torn, remove the top dirty layer of lubricant (if it is noticeable that dirt has got inside the hinge, it will have to be replaced) and apply new grease.
10. Install the spacer until it stops.
11. Put in a new protective cover, half of its volume, grease.
12. Install the ball joint in the reverse order of removal. It is recommended to apply sealant to the surface of the support before installing the mudguard.
Warning! When installing, do not damage the protective cover of the ball joint. Be sure to replace a damaged cover.