I am going to be changing my Idler Arm in a couple days, from what I have read on here it sounds like I need to make sure my tires are straight as possible. Should my tires be off the ground? My truck has a 6" lift so I can get under it without jacking it up. Not sure if I should jack it up in the air or leave it grounded. Is there anything I should watch out for? One post said it should only take 10 minutes and that I shouldn't need any pullers. Is all of this accurate? I am getting the truck alligned right after I change it.

 

Nah you don't have to keep them straight, you will find that hard to do anyways. Don't matter is you jack it up or not. You are going to have to pop that joint lose. You should be able to do that with a hammer. If you don't know how I can further explain. As for the time it takes? Not 10 minutes. And make sure you have the right size, they make two sizes for our trucks.

 

ok great thanks for the info, I hope I can bust it loose with a hammer. I replaced my upper control arms and lower ball joints yesterday, my spindle was siezed to my ball joints like it had been on there for 50 years! I broke a solid steel hammer in half from beating it so hard. I guess I will just leave the truck on the ground and hope it's not as rusted as my ball joints were. I did crawl under there and make sure the size was right, and it appears to be, all the bolts holes are the same as the stock piece. Guess I'll give it a try

 

a pickle fork might be a wise investment, and would save alot of beating in a hard to reach area

 

Ditto. The right tool for the job makes all the difference in the world.