WOW! Were those bushings ever rusted into the control arm! I unbolted the ball joint the way I planned (instead of separating the ball joint); it worked good. We used a 30 ton press to push the bushings out. They were
VERY stubborn and then wham! they finally moved. The bushing removal tools recommended earlier in the thread would NOT have moved those bushings, period. Today I found a control arm listed in an online parts store, ball joint, bushings and all, for $60. If I would have seen that before I completed the job I would have used it. It went back together easily, and the clunking noises are all gone
I figured now was the time to get grease into all of the steering components. All of the parts had grease nipples except the lower ball joints, so I stabbed the rubber boots with my grease gun needle, and loaded them up!
Thanks a bunch everyone.
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