Read the book twice, I must be missing something.  I have the tire rod removed and the two joints loose from the steering knuckle.  Trying to remove the brake and drum assembly to the side to remove/replace lower ball joint.  I can't get the assembly to clear the outside edge of the lower control arm so I can tie the assembly up and out of the way.  What do I have to do, remove the steering arm from the backing plate?  Need help, the sooner the better as I am at a stand still.  Thanks.

do I have to remove the sway bar?  Guess I better read again.

Jim

Are you trying to remove the drum, backing plate and spindle all together?

I don't think it can be done that way. You must remove the drum, the backing plate and than the spindle will come off.

This is what the manual says, remove steering knuckle and brake assembly. I was thinking of this as one unit.

I wish it was worded as; remove brake assembly and steering knuckle? I will remove the brake assembly and then remove the steering knuckle.

thanks Bob

I seem to remember you have to knock the top ball joint loose so you can tilt the whole assembly way out at an angle and then you can slip it past the lower control arm and off the lower ball joint. But just trying to pull the lower joint straight down will not work.

I also took the knuckle loose from the top joint; but couldn't wiggle the assembly out of  the way, although I was a video on you tube with the whole assembly out of the way; but that was on a camaro.  So I took everything apart as Bob suggested.

I've always removed the anti-sway bar link.

Finished except for question of boot installation.  No sway bar removal

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I've always removed the anti-sway bar link.

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 I didn’t do this; but it’s appears that’s the only way to get a torque wrench on the spindle/steering knuckle.  I just used a 2’ bar on top and a 3’ bar on the bottom and tightened as much as I could.