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Old 12-30-2015, 07:50 PM
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Oh, I did not want to keep commenting as I thought it was going to be a sticky. Trans seems far more simple than the FSM depicts.

Front end is easy, I can have it fully out in about 3.5 hours. Use the OE ball joint press to reinstall the joints. Caster rod removal is easy, give them a firm whack on a sheet of plywood (with the rod to the LCA still installed) and they will pop right out. The four caster rod bushings that hold it to the body are not hard, just a PITA to keep square while pressing in the bracket. Use a press and Astroglide.

LCA bushings are the most difficult thing to install to me. Brake end play is easy enough. UCA are a breeze.

Install new springs and shims while it is down, they always sag some (or a bunch) with age.
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