Ball joint removal

nm9stheham said

You'll be fine without the washer. I have rarely see one used, and have discarded ones on another car that is driven long distance on rough roads where the same issue cropped up, with no problems.

Yes, the torque will seat everything in the tapered joints. Good deal on the new suspension!

BTW, you only torque the LCA shaft bolts after the car is on the ground and the t-bars are adjusted to final ride height. That locks the LCA bushings in the middle of their flex range.

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Okay good glad to know everything is good! Happy to be done!

And are you talking about the bolts that attach the spindle to the lower ball joint and upper ball joint? Because I never actually took out the torsion bars or anything out of the LCA. I left everything in place, and when I put it back together I bolted the spindle to the lower ball joint, and got a floor jack under the LCA and jacked it up until I could get a few threads into the upper ball joint. I then grabbed a clamp and pulled it together, tightened the castle nut so there was no space and then torqued it.

Probably not what most people would do but I made it work! LOL