<VV> Front rebuild

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 Smitty says:   David by all means leave the front axle attached to the
car untill it is stripped down.  If you want to do like Matt says, and
pull it to change the brake line then do it.  Then put it back in before
you reassemble the components.  You can use the  mass and weight of the
car to your advantage when breaking loose stuck bolts, compressing
springs Etc  You can make your apology to me for a bad call on that, in
private if you want Matt.   gg 

> From: Macdonald David <dmacd_us at yahoo.com>
> I'm planning on putting new ball joints (upper and
> lower) and new bushings (upper and lower) on my late
> model. 
> Looking at the project it seemed to me that I may be
> better off pulling out the whole crossmember, doing
> the work and then reinstalling it.
> I'd like some input on the best approach. Is pulling
> the crossmember a good idea?