hi lads, i must be missing something here,the manual said to take the 4 nuts off top and lower balljoint,
The ball joints only have one (Nyloc) nut which locks the tapered ball joint into the yoke on the end of the axle. Can't understand where the " 4 nuts" come into it.
anti roll bar,drag link,which i did,it says then remove swivel hub,
The swivel hub is held in place with the upper and lower ball joints, on which they hinge. I take it you have removed the large nut on the end of the drive shaft, removed the wheel hub which is held by 4 Bolts to the swivel hub...REMEMBER TO PULL THE ABS SENSOR OUT FIRST..the wheel hub can be a right pain to remove as it gets rusted to the swivel and brute force is sometimes needed. Remove the wheel hub and driveshaft. Remove track rod end and drag link ball joints.
Remove the upper & lower ball joint large nyloc nut..no need to touch lower balljoint collet nut. Give the arm on the swivel hub a hefty clout on the side at the ball joint and it should shock it free. If the ball joint pin turns when you start to remove the nut it means the pin is loose. There is a 6mm recess in the end of the ball joint pin which allows a 6mm allen key to be inserted to stop it from turning.
The collet nut on the lower ball joint is for centralising the swivel to ensure that the wheel hub/drive shaft is central with the axle oil seal, if it's not aligned correctly, the oil seal won't last 5 minutes on your first drive !!
then remove collet screw,so by right's i should have been able to remove the hub once i took the 4 nuts off, and didnt need to touch collet screw.cheer's pat.
