econo-fix for front suspension

[jwinkler]

Is there anything besides the lower spindle bolt that needs to be undone? At the moment, the tie rod, roll bar, and steering tie rod (is that right?) are all still attached, along with the caliper and brake line.

I removed the shock, and loosened the castle nut per DV's instruction. (I also chained the spring to the frame!) Then I found the flat spot where the tie rod attaches to the lower control arm, and started whacking away (I used a 1/2" drive extender with a 3/4" socket on the end to reach the spot, but nothing moved. It does look like it hasn't been apart since it was built in 1992 (I know I haven't done anything to it since '96). Before calling it a night, I doused the spindle bolt in WD-40. I'd love to use PeteK's expander idea, but with the caliper and brake line in place, I don't have a parallel surface to brace against.

Which raises another question - is the caliper only held on by the two obvious bolts (one parallel to the brake disc at the top of the caliper, and one orthagonal at the bottom)? Is there anything else that I would need to do (besides support the caliper by something other than the brake line) to remove it? Are the pads off the disc by default, or do they need to be moved out?

Finally, when it comes time to put everything back together, is there a source for torque specs for:
shock - top nut and bottom bolt
lower spindle castle nut
(potentially) brake caliper bolts

Thanks for all past and future help -

JLW