1998MarkVIII
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Hello All,
Last inspection I found out that one of my lower ball joints needs to be replaced this year.
I have bought replacement upper and lower control arms and links.
I am ready to start, but I do not want this to turn into a “stuck project.”
I remember that when I did this on my Cougar, the upper arms needed me to remove the nuts from under the hood and some of the nuts were hare to reach. I just looked at my Mark and it looks like one of the nuts is below the master cylinder.
I know that I will need an alignment after I replace lower control arms, but will I need a second alignment if I leave the upper arms till later? Or, should I just get on with it?
Note: I still have original air shocks.
Are there any gotchas I need to watch out for? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Y
Last inspection I found out that one of my lower ball joints needs to be replaced this year.
I have bought replacement upper and lower control arms and links.
I am ready to start, but I do not want this to turn into a “stuck project.”
I remember that when I did this on my Cougar, the upper arms needed me to remove the nuts from under the hood and some of the nuts were hare to reach. I just looked at my Mark and it looks like one of the nuts is below the master cylinder.
I know that I will need an alignment after I replace lower control arms, but will I need a second alignment if I leave the upper arms till later? Or, should I just get on with it?
Note: I still have original air shocks.
Are there any gotchas I need to watch out for? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Y