Thread: Axel Question
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Old 12-27-2011, 07:38 PM
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Re: Axel Question

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Originally Posted by davew833 View Post
When I have done them it's easier for me to take the bolts out of the top of the hub where it connects to the strut and swing the hub down rather than separating the ball joint.
By doing it that way, you have to mark the strut bolts to keep proper alignment. Typically getting the ball joint "stud" out of the spindle isn't too terribly hard, and otherwise the 3 ball joint bolts on each side aren't that tough to get out of the way.
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