Lower Ball Joint reconnection (at Control Arm)

[tconnarn]

Got it! (2) 45 lb weights suspended from a chain held it down and allowed me to move the control arm and wheel carrier as i needed. thanks again for the help! i rolled the weights under the car on my skateboard, and then slid out the board from underneath after attaching the chain. i strung it through the loop on a paint can opening tool that was pinned in the hole where part 10 attaches. worked great to just let gravity do the work for me:troll:

[Homeboy981]

That's using your noodle. Kind of unconventional, but it worked!

[tconnarn]

whatever works! haha. here is a photo of the assembly. with the (2) 45's chained to the control arm, pinned through the #10 hole, i was easily able to lower the arm with one hand, and align the angle of the ball joint to match the wheel with the other hand. I hope this is useful to someone else along the way with a similar issue