Mazda CX-5 Service & Repair Manual: Front Lower Arm Inspection

Mazda CX-5 Service & Repair Manual / Suspension / Front Suspension / Front Lower Arm Inspection

1. Remove the front lower arm..

2. Inspect the front lower arm for bending or damage, and the front lower arm ball joint for excessive looseness.

If there is any malfunction, replace the front lower arm.

3. Rotate the front lower arm ball joint stud 5 times

. Install the SST

to the front lower arm ball joint stud, measure the rotational torque using a torque wrench.

If not within the specification, replace the front lower arm.

Front lower arm ball joint stud starting torque

18 N·m {1.8 kgf·m,13 ft·lbf} max.

Front lower arm ball joint stud rotational torque

3.2 N·m {33 kgf·cm,28 in·lbf} max.

Front Axle

Purpose, Function An angular ball bearing, with a low rotational resistance, has been adopted, improving driveability. A unit bearing that does not require pre-load setting has bee ...

Front Lower Arm Removal/Installation

1. Remove the front under cover No.2.. 2. Remove in the order indicated in the table. 3. Install in the reverse order of removal. 4. Inspect the wheel alignment and adjust it if necessary.. ...

Other materials:

Rear Door Speaker Inspection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.. 2. Remove the rear door trim.. 3. Disconnect the rear door speaker connector.. 4. Verify that the resistance between the rear door speaker terminals is as indicated in the table. If not as indicated in the table, replace the rear door sp ...

Variable Valve Timing Mechanism
Outline Achieves optimum valve timing according to the driving conditions by the variable valve timing mechanism changing the phases of the camshaft. An electric type variable valve timing mechanism on the intake side and a hydraulic pressure type on the exhaust side has been ad ...

Shift Panel Removal/Installation
ATX 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.. 2. Selector lever to neutral position. 3. Remove the front console box.. 4. Take the shaded area shown in the figure, and remove the shift panel in the direction of the arrow in the order of (1), (2) while detaching clips A, hook B. 5. D ...