Originally posted by amarv12:
... then I was able to set ther LBJ into the knuckle at an angle, and pushed the knuckle towards car, and it slid into place.



All right, so I can swing the strut and knuckle assembly. What I cannot do is get it close enough to the ball joint in order to slide it in (1/4" maybe). I am tempted to remove the whole knuckle assembly and turn this into a huge mess (if it wasn't already).

So to recap: strut nut is loose, knuckle to strut pinch bolt is removed, knuckle to ball joint pinch bolt is removed, tie rod nut is loose, control arm (vertical bushings) is in place with bolts (no nuts yet). I can swing the knuckle forward and back along an arc. What magic can I perform to make the lower portion of the knuckle move toward the car?

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