Replacing front uppper ball joints

[94Griff500]

Seems as though this is a pretty straight forward process, but before I get into it, are these the steps to remove old and replace w/new upper ball joints ( which I already purchased ):

1. Remove wheel
2. Remove tie rod end from front hub
3. Remove upper ball joint bolts (4)
4. Swing out the top of the front hub to get at the nut holding the ball joint to the hub
5. remove the nut from the old upper ball joint
6. Use a tie rod fork to loosen and then remove the old upper ball joint
7. reassemble in reverse using new upper ball joint.
8. front end realignment

Am I missing anything before I get into doing this?

While I'm in there, I'll also pull the upper control arm off ( 2 bolts ) and check the upper control arm bushings for wear...especially the rear bushing as it sits immed below the exhaust header.

Any advice is appreciated!
Doug

[PabloGee]

You've got it right.
As long as it's not all rusted together, it's an easy job.
Make sure you put the spacer(s) back as you found it into the wishbone - the earlier cars had a spacer either side, then they went to one bigger one positioned towards the front of the car.

[Belle427]

A recent video i watched, made hard work of it for a Tvr specialist but heat it and beat it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdowLd1XOQU&t=...