Front end assembly problems

[spyder97gs]

I had to do a motor swap, so I swapped to a MT also. I had to totally disassemble the front end due to frozen parts. Im now trying to get it all back together. I can't get any of the nuts that I took off, to go back on. Most of the studs they go on are spinning while im trying to thread it. What is with that? Am I going to have to replace ALL of these arms? I'm going to be broke forever if so.

Also, when putting the axles back in, do I guide them through the knuckle the is bolted to the strut, like straight though the middle of it, or does it run outside of it? I'm having one HELL of a time trying to reassemble this thing.

 

[boostedgst2984]

as for the ball joints spinning. either take a hammer and bang them into the hole in the arm so the bolt doesnt spin. And for the upper ball joint, Take a crow bar and lodge it in the spring and pry down and that will set the ball join in the spindle arm.

And for the axles. If your talking about the strut mounts that bolt to the control arm. Then yes the axle goes in the middle of that.

 

[spyder97gs]

Thats what I was looking for, thanks. I'll update this as soon as I try that method out.