I don't think we'll need to use a pry bar or take the wheels off. My dad was able to separate the suspension BY HAND without a problem. (he's a tad strong...) And he plans to jam the sway bar back into the control arm the same way.

We are worrying about the rust, left untreated it will only get worse, so off it will go for repairs.

We've been following the Factory repair instructions and a haynes manual (only helpful to find torque specs for things ) and have so far not had any problems. Our biggest problem is the inability of the stealership to get the correct parts..... I am heading over there in less than 15 minutes to get on their backs.

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