well, I thought about taking the whole lower wishbone off together with the strut/spring if the nut wouldn't come off. Then use a dremel to cut off the rubber boot and ball joint of the strut/spring assembly to free it from the wishbone. Mechanic completed the job without a hitch. The only complaint he had to me was the top nuts were a b&*tch to tighten. I gave him all new self locking nuts to complete the job, hehehe, made my money well spent. Anyhow, I ended up fixing his computer and recouped some of the money that I paid him.

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98 ML320 (gone but not forgotten)