Lots of pics, but too big by a couple KB to upload to the forum, posted on
http://networkboy.net/merc/index.shtml
It's currently very rough, doesn't even render correctly (I'll be fixing that in a couple days) but I wanted to get the pictures up ASAP, and couldn't just upload them here as they were too big
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Basically, this evening I managed to R&R the UCAs and center Tie Rod. Also removed are the wheel spindle assemblies and left and right tie rods.
I'll be off to the indy tomorrow to have the old ball joints pressed out and new ones pressed in, then will be re-installing everything.
One thing is obvious: The AC was installed after the UCA! Man that bolt was hard to clear past the evaporator lines... It was the hardest part of the job
Some of the best pics are in-lined below from my site, tons more there:
Left UCA Ball Joint:
Left UCA Bushing:
Left UCA Mount:
I'm thinking this may be where the "groaning" over speed bumps came from?
It literally fell apart in my hands as I pulled it from between the hard points on the chassis!
Man oh man I can't wait to put it back together, get it aligned, new tires and DRIVE!