2003 Montero Sport 105,000 Miles.

Hi,
Can you unbolt the ball joints from the upper and lower control arms to change them individually without having to disassemble things like the torsion bars etc. Alldata and the FSM I downloaded are not clear.

Thanks

 

These are the steps that I go through on my '02 Montero (not sport).

Required Special Tool: Ball Joint Remover (You can rent this from a local auto shop, or borrow one from a friend.)

REMOVAL STEPS UPPER ARM
1. FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR BRACKET MOUNTING BOLT
2. CLIP
3. BRAKE HOSE
4. UPPER ARM BALL JOINT AND KNUCKLE CONNECTION
5. UPPER ARM ASSEMBLY AND FRONT FRAME CONNECTION
6. UPPER ARM ASSEMBLY
7. UPPER ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY



REMOVAL STEPS LOWER ARM
1. COTTER PIN
2. LOWER ARM BALL JOINT AND KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY CONNECTION
3. TIE ROD END AND KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY CONNECTION
4. UPPER ARM AND UPPER ARM BALL JOINT CONNECTION
5. LOWER ARM BALL JOINT
6. HUB AND KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY
7. SHOCK ABSORBER AND LOWER ARM ASSEMBLY CONNECTION
8. BUMP STOPPER
9. LOWER ARM ASSEMBLY AND STABILIZER LINK CONNECTION
10. LOWER ARM MOUNTING BOLT
11. LOWER ARM ASSEMBLY

 

Thank you for the prompt response that's much appreciated.

 

Apparently on the 2003 Montero Sport you don't need to do anything more than remove the wheel, support the hub, unbolt the three bolts and remove the upper ball joint as a stand alone part. Did both of mine in about an hour.