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ICON install question - yes I searched..

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by flyfishinMT, Aug 19, 2014.

  1. Aug 19, 2014 at 8:00 PM
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    flyfishinMT

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    yes....I searched!

    There seems to be 2 ways to install the fronts.

    1.) Break the tie-rod end loose by taking out the safety wire, loosening the castle nut and whacking it with a hammer.

    2.) taking the 2 bolts out on the outside of the lower control arm where the spindle and lower ball joint are.

    not sure which is best or easiest. I live in Podunk nowhere Alaska and there is no shop to bail me out and parts will take at LEAST a week (yes even with overnight shipping) if I botch anything.

    Chris4x4's tutorial says #2 and ICON's destructions say #1. What is the consensus? Thanks in advance.
     
  2. Aug 19, 2014 at 8:12 PM
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    Option 1 would be your best choice.
     
  3. Aug 20, 2014 at 7:51 AM
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    Don't do number 2. Number 1 is better. Put the truck on jack stands with the jack under the LCA. Loosen the castle nut and drive the uca arm upward to release. Then lower the jack.
     
  4. Aug 21, 2014 at 9:33 AM
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    Right on. Thank You for the clarification. Going to be getting after it this weekend.
     
  5. Aug 21, 2014 at 9:39 AM
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    I didn't do either of those. You don't have to. Just disconnect the sway bars and the UCA/spindle joint. That gives you plenty of room
     
  6. Aug 21, 2014 at 10:05 AM
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    Just unbolting the UCA and popping the pin out is a little misleading IMO. Whacking the pin with a hammer has only worked once, when my truck was brand new. It might work if you torch the outside of the spindle to help it release from the pin.

    I think this is the best tool I've found for the job and I've tried a few.

    http://www.amazon.com/OTC-6297-Ball-Joint-Separator/dp/B0015PN010

    This style works good too if you can find one that fits correctly.
    http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/otc-pitman-arm-tie-rod-end-puller-otc6296/17632606-P

    Good luck!
     
  7. Aug 27, 2014 at 5:46 PM
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    Why is doing the first way better?
     
  8. Aug 27, 2014 at 6:53 PM
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    I agree with this. ^^^^. I put on my Icons this way with no problems. I used a puller to separate the UCA from the spindle.
     

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