Step Ten
Using the pitman arm puller, break the ball joint bolt free from the spindle. The reason you did not remove the nut in the previous step is because the bolt will break free with a lot of force and the nut will keep everything from flying all over. We also moved the floor jack under the control arm in this step in case there was still some unsprung weight with the strut. There should not be, but it doesn’t hurt to be careful. This would keep the strut from flying out and the lower control arm and spindle from dropping to the ground.
(I forgot to take a picture during this step, but here is the same step using the pitman arm puller from a dodge leveling kit I did a few months ago)
Step Eleven
Remove the strut from its placement between the strut tower and the lower control arm. You will need to allow the lower control arm to drop to make room to pull the strut out.
(sorry the picture is so blurry)
Step Twelve
Place the Auto Spring spacer on top of the strut. The spacer can only line up one way so you can’t do it wrong. Take the factory 15mm nuts and secure the spacer to the struts.
Tighten the nuts with the 15mm wrench.
