Thanks to all who contributed. This Am, I got early start, jack up the drivers side, and pull the wheel. Before my friend Tim arrived. The brake rotor was in miserable shape, but the pads still had plenty of pad left. I made some calls. One place wanted $42 per rotor, and the other wanted $30 or so. Closer place was cheaper, go figure.
The brake pins were bolts, not torx head, which worked out well. My assortment of sockets did OK, and the electic impact wrench helped, a lot. There was a bracket to take off, so as to get the rotor off.
For the top shock bolts, I held the nut with a deep 19 socket and breaker bar from above. Tim turned the bolt with socket, wobble extension from HF, and his air wrench. He brought his 5 HP compressor, and forgot an air hose. Fortunately, we're both on HF standard fittings. Used my air hose.
The lower bolt was easier to unbolt. Had to turn the steering, to clear the tie rod, so the bolt would come out. I neglected to grease the bolts for the shocks. Tim figures that I won't need another set of shocks, for this ancient vehicle. I hope he's right.
The shocks were a whisker wider than the brackets. Took some pounding and prying to line them up. The bolts have chamfered ends, which is nice. Get em started, and pound them through the sleeve and bracket.
I marine greased the bolts for the brakes, and greased the studs for the wheel lugs. The wheels went on, OK, and torqued to 100 foot pounds.
Now, to go back out and do the oil change I forgot earlier.
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