Okay both sets of arms with joints installed last night, yes. Would have completed the effort however the stabilizer bar clamps frustrated me to the point of no return so got up and walked away for the evening, or damage might have occurred. And yes Colin I did purchase new, large, water pump pliers (made in the USA) to make the job easier
, they helped but... I will conquer this tonight as summer/early fall weather is departing quickly, not to mention a trip to the Berkshire's and my daughters wedding (at our house) coming up quickly.
Once the arms were installed I could move the ball joints by hand, barely, which I hope is a good sign. By the way Colin that little ol' hand crank jack (not hydraulic) that I had saved for no particular reason, handled duties just fine. Jacked up the upper torsion arm to install the rubber damper and then the lower arm to the steering knuckle (followed by the upper), both sides. Based on its performance I think I will clean this jack up and add to the onboard tool box.
I will get some pictures tonight of the assembly. Note that the only confusion I had was with the orientation of the bracket for the brake line, Bentley didn't show it clearly and I couldn't quite recall. Easy determination, removed the caliper from where it was hanging on a wire to its final position and wallah had the answer.
More to come.