I'm new on this board, and very new to car repairs. I have an 89 with a 305 v8. I'm trying to replace the idler arm and center link. My repair shop also says I need new ball joints and struts, but to save some $ I'm doing the idler arm. I couldn't get the nut off the stud of the center link that holds the idler arm. The stud just turns around, hence a new center link was purchased. I used a pittman arm puller to get the inner tie rods off the center link, and to pull off the pittman arm from the center link. Now my question: what do you use to get these pieces force-fit onto the center link or tie rod studs when re-assembling? Thanks.

 

Everything will go back together easily. I did my suspension myself, and didn't have a problem putting anything back together, it was taking it apart that was a pain in the ***. You shouldn't need any special tools to reassemble that stuff!

 

Just set it together and tighten down on the nuts. Everything will pop into place. USE A TORQUE WRENCH!(and not those crappy ones with the bar, those are better used as breaker bars)