Mozambique
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So........ girded my ***** and am in the middle of replacing the LCA's on my 2010. Drivers side LCA bolts all undone (had to cut one). Ready to remove it, but not enough clearance between the ball joint and the drive shaft. Had read this is an issue on earlier vehicles. Pop the drive shaft out sounds easy enough to gain clearance. Despite repeated whacks it has budged a bit, but is reluctant to move far enough. Worried about damaging the threads on the shaft end. Cannot reverse the nut and reinstall to protect the threads as the edge has a slight ding (not by me) and so will not ***** on back to front. (The rear face of the nut has more meat on it re. Wailing on it to pop driveshaft out)
Am I missing something? Maybe raising the knuckle a bit as the shaft is at quite an angle? Any tricks to get this done without air powered tools?
Also, disconcerted to see the sway bar link dangling. The female nylon insert on the lower joint had fractured and the cup had popped off the ball. Is there a trick to removing the upper nut? It spins but the shaft is spinning too and nothing to put a 2nd wrench onto.
Am I missing something? Maybe raising the knuckle a bit as the shaft is at quite an angle? Any tricks to get this done without air powered tools?
Also, disconcerted to see the sway bar link dangling. The female nylon insert on the lower joint had fractured and the cup had popped off the ball. Is there a trick to removing the upper nut? It spins but the shaft is spinning too and nothing to put a 2nd wrench onto.