Thanks Erik, for instilling confidence.erikv11 wrote:I would do exactly in the order of your first post.
I don't think I would touch the end links, especially of they have been recently replaced. Maybe if I got in there and wanted them out ... but they do not interfere at all with pulling the axle.
Drop the control arm at the subframe, then the pinch bolt.
Then the axle, then the tie rods.
True age is working against us but I've always been able to break the inners loose without damaging the rack seals.
The sway bar links are new Meyle HD with about 200mi on them.