Dug into my front suspension today. Now I have a steering knuckle question.

[wb292]

So despite telling God and everyone that I wasn't going to search for that thread...

Front Lower Control Arms

Update or sort of. I have been working a lot of OT and have not gotten time to install them yet. I am hoping to start on it next weekend. With the added OT i ended up buying everything for the front end. Wheel bearings, CV Axles ETC. I will report back as I go. Sorry for the delay.

www.gmt400.com

Thanks to wb292:

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It’s a Tolsen model 65042. Worked perfectly

 

[wb292]

I got the puller from eBay. Tolsen model 65042. I used it on my neighbors truck changing his Lowers also. It works perfect. No banging or cussing. Both sets were stuck and I made short work of them with my 1/2 impact.

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

I got the puller from eBay. Tolsen model 65042. I used it on my neighbors truck changing his Lowers also.

Getting the T-bars back into the LCAs is a later step, I imagine.

How did that go?

 

[wb292]

Installing them was easy. I cleaned up the bars and used never seize on the hex. Slid right into the new arms. Snug fit but I could move them by hand.

 

[DeCaff2007]

@wb292, thanks for the info on that tool. While I wasn't planning on taking the T bars out of the LCA's to begin with, it would give me an excuse to buy another tool, lol.

We'll see how things go after I have the LCA's on the bench, attempting removal of the bushings. I'm also probably going to sandblast everything AND try to do something with the hole where the sway bar link goes, because it's bothering me.

Oh and another thing I thought I'd mention... I would have just bought up that tool, and left the T bar keys alone where they're at - except - I've already made a mess out of the driver side key, due to my attempts at a destructive removal (which, have so far failed). I'll have to replace at least that one key. Might just do both sides.

 

[wb292]

If you take the LCAs off the bars you won’t need to fight the keys. Other than backing the tension off of them.

 

[DeCaff2007]

If you take the LCAs off the bars you won’t need to fight the keys. Other than backing the tension off of them.

Yes, I understand that. Again, I've already screwed up the driver side key, so it's going to have to come off anyway.

 

[evilunclegrimace]

I have changed the torsion bars on my '90 plow truck in the past by taking an old torsion bar and cutting the the hex portion off from one end and then placing the cut end in the hex of the control arm and setting the torsion bar on a jack stand and hammering the bar out of the LCA. Noisy, but it works.

 

[Erik the Awful]

You posted a tool without putting a link where to find it!

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That basturd is hard to find.

6in 2-Jaw Gear Sliding Arm Bearing Gear Pulley Bushing Harmonic Puller

6in 2-Jaw Gear Sliding Arm Bearing Gear Pulley Bushing Harmonic Puller - This is industrial type 2-jaw bearing gear puller that is made of hardened, heat treated tool steel.

ftaelectronics.com

 

[wb292]

You posted a tool without putting a link where to find it!

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That basturd is hard to find.

6in 2-Jaw Gear Sliding Arm Bearing Gear Pulley Bushing Harmonic Puller

6in 2-Jaw Gear Sliding Arm Bearing Gear Pulley Bushing Harmonic Puller - This is industrial type 2-jaw bearing gear puller that is made of hardened, heat treated tool steel.

ftaelectronics.com

Sorry about that. I got it off of ebay a while ago. So I didn’t have a link for one.