lonestar
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Its time to replace ball joints, I've searched and everything I have found follows the standard Haynes procedure of removing spindle and half shaft. It appears the main reason is there not enough vertical travel with half shaft installed for ball joints to clear Beam when removing knuckle. If so, I would think the spindle should slide off the half shaft splines with the knuckle....
Anyone think it would be possible to disassemble the u-joints with half-shaft in place, basically removing knuckle back to u-joint? Not looking forward to possible re-packing wheel bearing, spindle bearing and re-fill diff fluid due to contamination.
Anyone think it would be possible to disassemble the u-joints with half-shaft in place, basically removing knuckle back to u-joint? Not looking forward to possible re-packing wheel bearing, spindle bearing and re-fill diff fluid due to contamination.