Instruction Manual

3 Disconnect the Lower Ball Joint
Remove the cotter pin from the lower ball joint stud.Use a wrench to loosen the castle nut that
securesthe  lowerballjoint tothe  spindle.Do notremove thecastle nutentirely.Keepmostofthe
castlenutstillengagedforsafety.Usingaheavyhammer,hitthelowerportionofthespindletobreak
loosetheballjointstudfromthespindle.Theweightoftruckwiththeimpactofthehammershould
break loose the tapered press fit of the ball joint stud from the spindle.You may want to spray the
studareawithpenetratingoilifyou’rehavingadifficulttimebreakingitloose.
Once the ball joint is loose from the spindle, raise the chassis from the frame rails until the front
wheels lift off the ground.Support the lower control arm with another floor jack and raise the
suspensionslightlytorelievethepressureonthecastlenut.RemovethecastlenutandSLOWLYlower
the floor jack until the lower ball joint  stud comes out of the spindle.The spring may have some
preloadinit,socarefullylowerthea‐armmoreuntilthepressureisremovedfromthespring.Remove
thespringatthispoint.
4 Disconnect Front Sway Bar End Links
Ifyourtruckisequippedwithafactoryfrontswaybar,undotheendlinks thatattachtothe  lowera‐
arms.