Today I made a failed attempt at removing the lower ball joint from the spindle. Decided I will have to borrow or buy a tool tomorrow or Wednesday. Since my work trip got canceled, I am taking Wednesday off to work on the truck.
Cleaned up the bracket the A-Arm attaches too. Removed the rivets from the A-Arm, cleaned and blasted it, removed the shaft and bushings, cleaned and blasted again.
The bushings came out way easier than I expected. After I used a vise, pipe wrench, and a large pipe to unscrew the caps, the rubber was intact and the entire shaft came right out.
Top is the shaft and bushings, bottom is the bracket and shims. I took this pic to keep track of how many shims were on each side.
The A-Arm before and after. Still needs some more cleaning and blasting.
Close up of the shaft and bushings.
