04ctd
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take the wheel & random parts off:
hang the brake caliper by the BRACKET, it will hang there for a long time, and be out of the way.
DETACH the ABS wire...or you will stretch it, rip it..something. I messed mine up somehow when i did my lowering kit...and then, it cleared up on it's own.
you have to detach the sway bar so you can move the lower arm around
you will have to remove the strut
in order to get the upper control arm bolts out, otherwise, they hit the spring.
I had to heat, beat, pickle fork, heat, bang, and smash this ball joint to get the spindle off it:
the lower ball joints are pressed into the lower control arm, and they have four areas that are peened over the edge, you have to grind them off:
there are SO many parts & nuts & bolts, when you take something off,
thread it back on where it goes...that is so much faster than digging for parts.
FWIW, i think you need a 21mm, a 22 for lower BJ, 18 for upper BJ
19 for brake caliper, and i had 15mm on sway bar & strut tabs.
go to Advance, get the "Master Ball Joint Kit"
it's $99 to rent it, and they refund that to you, but it takes a few days to come back, so beware.
the whole thing is jenky, i finally had to tape it together
hang the brake caliper by the BRACKET, it will hang there for a long time, and be out of the way.
DETACH the ABS wire...or you will stretch it, rip it..something. I messed mine up somehow when i did my lowering kit...and then, it cleared up on it's own.
you have to detach the sway bar so you can move the lower arm around
you will have to remove the strut
in order to get the upper control arm bolts out, otherwise, they hit the spring.
I had to heat, beat, pickle fork, heat, bang, and smash this ball joint to get the spindle off it:
the lower ball joints are pressed into the lower control arm, and they have four areas that are peened over the edge, you have to grind them off:
there are SO many parts & nuts & bolts, when you take something off,
thread it back on where it goes...that is so much faster than digging for parts.
FWIW, i think you need a 21mm, a 22 for lower BJ, 18 for upper BJ
19 for brake caliper, and i had 15mm on sway bar & strut tabs.
go to Advance, get the "Master Ball Joint Kit"
it's $99 to rent it, and they refund that to you, but it takes a few days to come back, so beware.
the whole thing is jenky, i finally had to tape it together
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