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Originally Posted by 12Ounce
I'm not saying I would not jack up both sides ... just not by jacking in the middle. I'm apprehensive of bending, and slipping on the jack. Maybe I'm just a bit old-maid.
But me and my car are both straight... nothing broken and looking good!
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I like that. I hear you 12Ounce.
I was worried about "bowing" the subframe in the middle too, but I did it tonight very slowly and it went ok. I positioned the jack face on either side of the front subframe member and it sits in it like its a valley because of how the metal is shaped on the van.
So, front end is up, wheels are off, cowl off etc.. I've removed quite a bit of the right front nuts and the stabilizer link, which was pretty tore up.
I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the lower control arm ball joint off of the knuckle. I know there's a removal fork I can rent, but ya'll said I didn't need special tools to do all this.... so I was wondering if there is a way to get the control arm off the knuckle with some technique I'm not seeing.
I think the inner tie rod looks too difficult to do. I'm probably gonna let a shop do it unless its easier than I think?