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here is a picture of the toggle panel

 

here is a pic with the switch panel and toggles labeled

 

if the pushbutton one is a bit expensive they do a toggle version thats less expensive

 

if you look at his fb page he has some new stuff

 

yes i saw a pic he posted where they labeled the panel itself

 

the panel is coming along nicely...i am also getting a blade fuse conversion box and a electric aux fan set up as well

 

looks like i have to replace the CV boots and while im at it im going to replace the pot joint boots...does anyone know of a trick to pop the joint off? or to reboot the shafts without having to pull them apart

 

im gonna give that a try here soon... today before i got too deep into this tomorrow i went through and ensured i could loosen all the bolts like the ball joint ones

 

it took a bit but i got the driver side done today! the longest part was trying to get the upper and lower ball joints loose...after a deadblow hammer, bolt breaker fluid and even a torch still nothing so i used a tie rod remover to force the bolt out... and boy when the top one popped it scared the hell out of me... i thought i broke something! but once i got the knuckle off i found it easier to to pop the zip tie off the pot joint and pull the axle out that way... gave the joint with a whack with a hammer and off it popped! repacked the grease on both ends and refitted... putting it all back together i put some copper anti seize in the mount holes for the ball joints so i shouldnt have a seizing issue. i will tackle the passenger side in a few days when i get a chance but that tie rod remover was a real time saver!


on a related note... any tips or tricks for removing the top arm so i can replace the cone?

 

So here is a rundown

I got most of the assembly torn down except i ran into a major issue with stuck/seized upper and lower ball joints and even the track rod was seized... not even a micro torch could unseize it... so i ended up getting a tie rod remover tool that forced the bolt out... scared the hell out of me when it finally released, thought i broke something

finally got the knuckle out! didnt get pics but i cleaned out the grease from the ball joints and wheel bearings and repacked with Redline CV2.. and repacked the grease in the upper arm and suspension cone cup


I found it was easier to just to unclip the axle at the pot joint boot and pull it out that way
got the cv joint and pot joint repacked with grease and rebooted


and now all back together... with copper grease in the ball joint mounts and tie rod mount