CV Boot Replacement Plan - Correct me where I am wrong

[tom4bren]

Tom...no need to seperate ball joints. You just remove the 4 bolts that mount it to the control arm. Much easier.

Yah, I didn't learn that trick till after I'd done it the last time.

[JAMAS]

I am working on this now and cannot seem to get the ball joint bracket over the lower control arm. What am I doing wrong?

Help!

[LittleBeast]

It must come down before clearing lower control arm. If your upper control arm will not come down low enough if you have a spare jack you can raise the lower control arm slightly. I am sure you can figure it out though. Just pull the ball joint plate thing down and rotate it diagonally slightly.

[tom4bren]

It must come down before clearing lower control arm. If your upper control arm will not come down low enough if you have a spare jack you can raise the lower control arm slightly. I am sure you can figure it out though. Just pull the ball joint plate thing down and rotate it diagonally slightly.

X2.

An extra jack under the LCA - then wiggle, curse, pull, shove ...

Actually it's not that bad once you lift up on the LCA with the extra jack.