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Jack up and support truck remove tire and with jack place under lower control arm and jack up to just relieve a little pressure on spring chain or use [can rent or borrow from most auto shops]a spring/strut compressor to secure spring remove castle nut and use a fork to separate joint -carefully use a cut off wheel or drill and remove the 4 rivets the new ball joint has 4 bolts for replacement ---replace joint jack control arm up and bolt unit to spindle remove safety equipment replace wheel done

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