goin to the junkyard tomorrow have some questions

[jmd2914]

alright, here is a list of what im gonna try and get if i can find it, what tools will i need?

87-93 headlights
spindles
hubs and the like for my five lug swap
anything specific i will need to remove the stuff im goin for?
also anything else i should look for while im there?? thanks guys

Joel

 

[Roland69]

11mm for all the lights..wrench fits in most spots easy. most of them are real easy to reach from under the car.

 

[jmd2914]

alright, whats the easiest way to seperate the spindles from the a arms? just a pickle fork and huge hammer?

 

[jammer84_03]

yup

 

[1.8kmint]

Yo your going to the junkyard tommorrow and live in napa. Hey I live in lakecounty, If you happen to see/ have one 4 lug 16 spoke, wheel cover I'd be happy to buy it off you I been looking but havin some trouble in finding the stupid plastic hub cover (only missing one). If you got one repost on here and we can arrange something. Thanks cover i need is the same as this one

 

[jmd2914]

hey man i dont have any but if i see one at pick n pull i'll snag it. so does the size pickle fork matter? i have one for tie rods is there a different one for ball joints?

 

[88mouse]

yeah there is a different size for ball joints.

 

[bstrd86]

Spindles aren't that fun trying to take off in the junkyard, especially if the car you're trying to snag them from is sitting on top of another car! I would have looked for another car, but people buy them up to flip them on ebay or whatever for $150-$200 so they are kind of hard to come by around here. The guy told me if I pulled then I could have them for $40 so I was determined to do it. I had a pickle fork, a crescent wrench, and a 5 lb hammer. I removed the lower ball joint nut, stuck in the pickle fork, and beat it till the whole thing flew apart (don't try this at home folks!). Then I removed the spindle from the strut. I didn't want to try to do it the typical way where you loosen the ball joint & then seperate it because I didn't want the thing flying apart while I'm right on top of it loosening the nut, I'd rather be back a ways from the whole mess. Those lower control arms and coils did a number on the car below it when they shot out.