too late on that clip... i fought with it for about 20 minutes and decided to break the bracket off... the hardline that goes all the way back broke under the driver floor.. i'll be replacing that all the way back so i'll be relocating it to accomodate the soa...
I couldn't get the draglink seperated from the tierod... and i already began (for a reason unknown) to put the draglink back into the newly installed dropped pitman arm... and the stud started spinning around in there so i can't tighten or loosen the nut anymore... so i cut the end and i'll deal with all that later...
The pitman arm was cut off instead of dealing with breaking all sorts of pullers.. i've dealt with that too many times... the Grand Cherokee pitman arm slid on with no problems at all...
Couldn't get the bolt out of the tracbar in the front... so i went through 3 cutting wheels to get the head cut off the bolt and finally got that off..
Front shocks wouldnt budge, so i cut them out...
Parking brake cables wouldn't cooperate so i cut them...
I traced my ubolts (which are in surprisingly great condition) onto my perch blanks tonight and gave them to BBJ so he can cut them out with his new plasma cutter...
Here are some progress pics
Here is a pic showing the broken leaf... I still have to find a way to go about fixing this problem
Here is a pic of the aftermath of the easiest method of removing a pitman arm
The rear axle removed and dropped below the springs.. you can also see where I welded a crack in the frame and ground it flat... as soon as it rusts more, you won't be able to tell... but as for the inside... that will NEED to be plated... ill plate the outside as well... I heard from a guy that once I plate it, smear some roofing tar on it and toss some mud on it... an inspection station will never know
Here is a full side shot of the progress so far
Here is a frontal shot showing the front end removed and dropped out of the springs
If things go right, i'll be welding the perches on when I get out of work. Either way, I think I'll be looking into relocating the front brakelines.
Issues to asolve yet: rear brakelines... parking brake cables... front brakeline relocation... another frame crack... BROKEN LEAFSPRING (big problem)... brake line from front to rear...
Tires are mounted and ready.. i just have to drive to PA to pick them up... and a corsica won't do the job... but i won't be needing the tires for a while... if i get them.. i'm gonna want to cut corners and get it done faster... i don't need that...