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The coaching is a help. From you describe , the sticky point will be removal of the ball joint from the steering knuckle . I am looking at several generic auto books - Chilton's , Haynes , Jeep shop manual - for guidance. The steps are not clearly detailed .
- jack car onto jackstands
- remove wheel
- wrench out bolts and separate ball joint from steering knuckle -- this step is unknown to me .
- remove old bushings from control arms -- brute force /burn rubber
- machine press new bushings into original control arms
- replace all
Anything need to be replaced along the way that is likely to be damaged ? The rubber boot that you describe must encase the ball joint , is that correct ? Expensive to purchase ? Generic replacement or strictly dealer item ?
Some autos seem to have steel control arms , others have aluminum -- any issues here ? Some folks expressed concern about reusing aluminum control arms , others are happily replacing bushings in aluminum .
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