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I am planning on going to the junk yard today to find the parts to do the front power disc brake setup (spindles, arms, tie rods etc). My question is, while I am there how do I get the upper/lower arms apart with the spring knocking me in the head? At home I have the jack to do that, I was wondering if there was a trick or do I need to bring a bottle jack, wooded blocks and so on? Thanks all!
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Sorry about the subject line, guess that is something that you can not edit.
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Re: How to questionp
I would use a jack on the crossmember. Lower a-arms on the ground. Remove lower ball joint nut. Wack the chet out of it till it breaks loose. Remove nut. Jack it up slowly till the springs fall out.
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I taped my grinder on a stick stood back about 8' and cut the u bolts.
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Thanks guys! Now that you mean it I do have a spring compressor that I used for my mustang, I'll see if it fits. They work good just take forever to get them on and off, but better then losing a body part lol.
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..find a 72 if possable,borrow there torch cut the frame off at the firewall and take the whole thing home and disassemble it at your leasure...my "02"..
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I did'nt read you have no way of tranporting it.
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Hahahaha...no parts truck here....I dont really live in a neighborhood where I have room for things like that. I have also been reading up on all the parts I will need and I am still a little confused, so more research needed. I am going to be running discs with a power booster, but I would like to have the 73-87 parts (I think the years are correct) so that replacement parts are more abundent.
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LOL dont take the nut off. Just loosen it up Whack it on the flat spot on the spindle. The nut will stop it form coming off. then put your jack under it use a 1/2 long handle ratchet and take the nut off.
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I know. Edit time ran out.
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Good idea, maybe in conjunction with the spring compressor and a jack it will be "safe" lol
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just tie some rope around the spring then tie it to the frame so it can't jump out.....take the lower ball joint nut off and swing your BFH, as you stay out of the way of the lower arm.....
I went and got a spindle from a junk yard, the guy pulled it with a pair of pliers, adjustable wrench, and a BFH ![]() as stated previously, there doesn't seem to be much tension.
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Hope that will be true for me
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you get the second deal figured out, please let me know
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Thanks guys, one step closer, well probably two since I know what I am hunting for.
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I would let you drop it in my truck. But then again the comute might be rough,..
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Nice offer. What about tieing it on top of the old ladies car. I saw a guy at the lumber store with a 6x16 beam on his wagon.
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thanks for the offer fleetside! that is most gracious! what I might end up doing is renting a truck from Lowe's I think they are like $20/hour.
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I wouldnt bother taking the suspension apart at all. Take off the tie-rods first. I would then unbolt the U-bolts from the top(engine compartment) and let the springs open up and relieve the pressure.....they cant fly out unless the thing is in the air at least a couple feet. Then just unbolt the upper a-arms at the frame and you have yourself a whole assembly.
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Thanks Protrash! I am picturing this in my head at the moment, once I get there I think it will make more sense.
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