I had a few of the ball joints loose. With my bad back, I need a bit of help. I found a “guy” that said he knew about older front ends. I drove the car over to his place and I pulled the tires and hubs off. Looking at the front end, it could use a few more fixes. Mainly king pins and the ball joints. I left the car over there and he pulled the front end off, cutting the bolts and just pounding it apart. He pulled the front end in his garage and took it completely apart. Now he tells me he is in over his head. OK, bad back and all I am the one putting it back together. Got a total front end kit. Looking at the shop manual and I’m doing OK. Putting it all together before mounting it back on the car. I’m up to the lower control arms. In the manual it says – Install the lower pivot bolt as outlined under “Lower Control Arm, Shaft or Bushings – installation”. In the manual I cannot find this section. I have threaded the “outer” into the vertical that connects the spindle. I have 2 rubber washers and it seems that only one fits inside the lower control arm. Does someone have a picture of the upper and lower control arms with the location of the rubber “washers”? I am at my wits end!
Just a note before you get someone to help, make sure he is not just blowing smoke!
Last edited by WI_Jeff; 04/29/22 11:48 AM.