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Originally Posted by Antihero983
I would just get it running and driveable. Take it for a nice casual cruise, then address any clunks or noises you hear that don't sound right.
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Thanks for the help you've provided me.
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Originally Posted by zombiewolf513
Reason being, youre going to be spending and fixing a lot to keep her on the road, no need to overspend when you know youll need to spend more in the future on who-knows-what....
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This makes a lot of sense. I guess I was thinking it made more time / labor sense to just replace whatever might be needed
now versus having to take everything back off again in the near future. I appreciate the different take on it.
I'll take a look at those ball joint separators. Quick question for you - do you have any advice on actually loosening the ball joint nut itself? I've been spraying it with penetrating oil but it's pretty stuck and there isn't all that much clearance. I don't have a torch (on my to buy list) but I was a little unsure if I would damage the boot by using it or if I should just try to be very careful.
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Its a little weird your caliper bolts are broken in the knuckles since those holes arent threaded. You should be able to use penetrating oil then the balljoint seperator with an undersized socket to press the piece of bolt out.
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I didn't know the holes in the knuckles weren't threaded. That's a bit of a relief. So when I was taking them out with my breaker bar one finally broke free, but then after a few turns only a small section came out.
The second one I was able to get to break free as well, but so far it hasn't actually come out. It's still tight and pretty difficult to twist but I'm pretty positive that it's broken off inside and just hasn't come out.
I love your idea of removing the bolt with the balljoint separator. Thanks so much for all of the information.