Front Suspension Teardown - Vertical Link

Now that the spring has been removed the vertical link can be taken out. The vertical link connects the upper and lower wishbones and houses the stub axel.

The vertical link was removed by undoing the nuts from the upper ball joint and the lower cap and socket. The cap and socket was then removed from the bottom and the vertical link is then lowered off the upper wishbone.

Bottom view of cap and socket

The stub axel could not be prised from the vertical link so it was removed still in place. I'll let you know later if this was a mistake or not!

Vertical link with stub axel attached