working on my front spring install...

[andy669]

#1. Not sure where you can get new dust shields, or if they are even available. Maybe 50 resto.com?

#2. I'm not familiar with a wheel bearing kit. All items are sold individually and should be real easy to get at most any parts store.

#3. Air Impact.

#4. Yes, that is your lower ball joint. Replacement ones might come with a grease zerk. Make sure the zerk isnt busted off. If theres simply not one there, then it wasnt meant to be lubed.

#5 See #1 and #2.

Good luck

Andy

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thanks for the reply. I was able to loosen those top shock tower nuts and brake them free using a large wrench and i actualy took a lawn mower blade off my mower and put that in the slot to hold the strut. Worked like a charm! Once i broke it free then impact tore it the rest of the way off. Impact couldnt do it alone.

Anyway...ive checked 50resto...no sheilds....

Are they even needed?

I was able to pound out my ball joints tonight from the spindles.....

IM wondering if i should by new Moog Ball joints or if i should just buy new after market control arms for the front with the new ball joint already pressed in??

I hear these things are horrible to do....

I plan on taking both control arms out to put in some urethane bushings so maybe it wont be that bad once i have them out of hte car....

[USMC302]

I'm thinking your talking about the A-arms, and UPR sells some good ones, while your down there, it's a good time to drop out he stock heavy K-member....Just a thought.

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Originally Posted by USMC302

I'm thinking your talking about the A-arms, and UPR sells some good ones, while your down there, it's a good time to drop out he stock heavy K-member....Just a thought.

yes the A arms......

i dont have the time, money or the resources to pull the kmember.....at this time......

bummer....

[andy669]

Lower ball joints are a breeze. Auto Zone will loan you the press you need and it shouldnt take more than a half hour.

Andy

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Originally Posted by andy669

Lower ball joints are a breeze. Auto Zone will loan you the press you need and it shouldnt take more than a half hour.

Andy

christ.....i finally got the a-arm nuts out on the passenger side.

The whole arm seems to be springy as in a push it down....it comes back up.

I can get the rear bolt out or at least to move....in and out

the front one......if i torque on that the arm goes down with it. it is like it is frozen to the arm. I smacked ithe bolt a few times to get it try and move the bolt. It seemed to loosen it some. It is almost as if it is spring loaded some how.

Wtf is the deal here? IS it suppose to be like that? I dont want to damage anything. My guess is that it isnt suppose to be and that the rubber bushing has fused and twisted with the bolt at some point.

I have to wrench like heck to get it to spin even with the nut off so i just want to be sure before i keep going that it isnt suppose to do that

Seems funny to me that the arm would be spring loaded with one of the mounting bolts some how......

can someone clear this up for me?

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Well here is an update.

It would seem that the front bolt has fused with the damn crush sleeve. It wont move for anything.

Ive burned away most of the bushing with a torch.
Tried soaking it (4 days in penatrating oil)
Tried impact gun and impact hammer.....

beat the hell out of it with a pipe....

hehe im out of ideas. How do you get the crush sleeve to seperate from the bolt? It isnt moving for anything as far as i can tell. If i had a cutting torch i think i know the answer

Im trying to reuse my arms....so i dont want to damage those