Teardown. I started on Saturday afternoon. Chocked the rear right tire, applied emergency brake, lifted the truck securely on stands, removed the wheels and hub nuts.
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Removed the brake caliper and hung with a coat hanger out of the way.
Loosened the CV axle bolts, shock absorber bolts, and loosened the UCA and LCA bolts and nuts. I was relieved that I could turn all four LCA bolts – meaning they hadn’t rusted solid to the LCA bushings.
Had some trouble getting the ball joints and tie rods disconnected from the steering knuckle, the nuts had rusted tight. I had to cut through a couple nuts with my angle grinder and a cutting blade.
Found it difficult to reach the swaybar links from under the LCAs. It was hard to get a socket up inside the LCA to grip the swaybar link nut. I went ahead and cut through the swaybar links since I was replacing them anyway.
Everything came apart easily. I was concerned about the swaybar bushing frame bolts – they’re 10-1.5 metric bolts, with a small 10mm head. They were old and rusty, and I was concerned the head would strip. But I was lucky – with my impact wrench, they all released without stripping.
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