A-Arm Removal
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,456
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From: Piedmont Va
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13,'19-'20
A-Arm Removal
Hi Guy's,
Should the A-Arms come off a 73 without having to remove the radiator? Any knowledge in this area will be much appreciated. car is SB w/o AC.
thanks in advance.
Should the A-Arms come off a 73 without having to remove the radiator? Any knowledge in this area will be much appreciated. car is SB w/o AC.
thanks in advance.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 293
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From: Colorado Springs Colorado
Jphil is right...shroud needs to come out.
I used a floor jack to support the lower control arm, removed the shock, then I unbolted the lower control arm from frame and slowly lowered until the spring released and I could fish out the spring. Then separate lower ball joint from the spindle and you are done. The floor jack method seemed to be a better way to get the spring out versus using a spring compressor. Depends on what works best for you.
Goes back in pretty much the same way.
Cheers,
Crunch
I used a floor jack to support the lower control arm, removed the shock, then I unbolted the lower control arm from frame and slowly lowered until the spring released and I could fish out the spring. Then separate lower ball joint from the spindle and you are done. The floor jack method seemed to be a better way to get the spring out versus using a spring compressor. Depends on what works best for you.
Goes back in pretty much the same way.
Cheers,
Crunch
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,526
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From: Oak Ridge NC
You can remove the shroud if you want to. I didn't.
I knocked the two bolts out of the frame using my airhammer. It is a little tricky. I protected the end of the bolt with a nut, held an oversized socket with long extension on the bolt and hit the other end with the air hammer...bingo, out in 10 seconds. Had to use the socket extention because there is no way to fit the air hammer in there with the waterpump installed.
