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Remove
front coil springs
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Remove the shock absorber and
the sway bar before beginning the disassembly (I forgot -but did
remove it after this picture was taken).
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Run a heavy chain from the
front frame rail- underneath a good floor jack- and back to the
frame rail behind the crossmember at "A". The jack must be located
under the control arm- where the shock absorber mounts "D". It
should NOT touch the bottom of the kingpin. DO NOT use blocks of
wood, or other material to make up any gap between the jack
and control arm- instead, lower the car and shorten the chain. The
jack must be able to lift high enough to compress the spring.
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Run a "safety chain" (B)
through the spring and around the lower control arm- leave about
10" of slack in the chain- to allow the lower control arm to drop
enough to get the spring out.
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Jack the lower control arm up-
until it takes the pressure off the upper control arm. Once it is
high enough- remove the upper outer kingpin bushings (impact wrench
and 1 1/16" socket) (C) . Then remove the pinchbolt for the upper
pin. Remove the rubber bushing-seals, and slide the pin out of the
upper control arm.
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Slowly release the pressure on
the jack... and allow the spring to expand. Once the spring tension
is off, remove the safety chain- and pull the spring out of the
lower control arm. You can now remove the upper and lower control
arms for complete disassembly.
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