How to take suspension apart?

[XtechX]

Right now I'm not sure how to remove the lca to change the bushing.
Please tell me if Im correct here...
1. Put car on jack stands 2. Remove wheel 3.Loosen TB adjusting bolt until all pressure is off the bar. (All pressure is off now ,right? and when I continue nothing is going to come unglued and kill me??) 4. Jack up lca and unbolt the shock. Now what do I do? Do I need to remove the clip at the back of the TB and push it back? Or can I just unbolt the pivot shaft and take the lca off and replace the bushing? Also I assume I will need to pull the rotor and caliper etc to make the job go smoother?
Any help or advice would be great, this is my first Mopar suspension experience and is alot different than I've ever dealt with.

 

[mcnoople]

Sounds good. I would leave the rotor on so that you don't have to deal with wheel bearings. You have to disconnect the lower ball joint from the lca. And yes it is easier with torsion bar pulled back out of the way.

 

[67Dart273]

Don't any of you guys ever read shop manuals? Hey I'm just askin'

Here:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=132309&highlight=manual%2C+download

Page 2-12 in the 72 Plymouth manual. I'm not sure you can pull the ball joint apart without first unbolting the knuckle from the brake assembly. You might do so with a pickle fork, but that will destroy the seal on the joint.

 

[mcnoople]

I'm not sure you can pull the ball joint apart without first unbolting the knuckle from the brake assembly.

It's been awhile since I did it, but I don't remember having to remove the ball joint from the knuckle to get it off of the LCA. I remember pulling cotter pin and castle nut and then seperating them. Do you have to pull the LBJ off of the knuckle for this job?

 

[pishta]

unload front suspension Take the clip off the back of the torsion bar, remove lower BJ nut and seperate. Remove that other diagonal bar that goes to the K member (strut rod?) Swing out of way and wire up with a coat hanger to not let brake line support weight. remove cotter pin and castle nut from LCA stud from the front, reverse nut on stud and run it down almost flush with stud- use 3 lb sledge on nut to tap stud back and out, itll push torsion bar out too. Your arm should now come out. You can press entire bushing out to replace with OEM or just push out stud and rubber, leaving clean sleeve to use a poly/graphite nsert. That would be my choice, less work and less deflection and can do it in your garage with no special tools.

 

[wjajr]

One can unbolt the lower ball joint from knuckle after torsion bar tension is backed off.