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That'd be a purty big socket

Still can't get the lower passenger side dust cap off... mainly because the race will not come down. I buggered it up pretty bad with a punch. It slipped off the side and now I have some holes right through the middle of the cap.

Took some more pics of the knuckles and king pins. Knuckles are dirty as all get out. Fair amount of surface rust. Hopefully I can clean them up. Upper king pins (I'm going to have to leave them in place for now) look good. Smooth and shiny. No lumps, bumps, corrosion, or pitting. Now of course...

Finally. Passenger side still has a stubborn cap thingy on the bottom, but driver side is good to go. Pics are of passenger side. Third pic is the bottom view of lower cap thingy that's still smashed up and wedged in there. The bearings are already out. Hammer time?

Yeah I saw that one also searching for knuckle/kingpin help. Probably do that once it's rolling again.

There's not even a grease zerk on the lower plate. Looks like there used to be one though.

Here she is... I'm not really comprehending how to take the knuckle off without removing all the parts. That would be pretty awesome, as I'd like to give it a good cleaning up and maybe throw some rust-blocking paint on it if that's a safe option.

Trying to do a rebuild in accordance with my earlier thread, but can't get the dang thing off. I've soaked it in Kroll (sp?), smacked it with a hammer, and tried to pry it (can't get ANYTHING in between the knuckle and cap). I'm at a loss. I will be gathering all the information to create a...