Thanks to all who gave me advice on how to remove the ball joint on my
1978 Ford Granada. I did hit the spindle with a hammer while the ball joint removal tool was putting the ball joint under pressure. The ball joint along with the control arm just dropped out. I installed a new control arm, new bolt and bushings for the strut link and a new bushing for the sway bar.
I am going to get a front end alignment but before I bring the car in I want to make sure that the cam bolt is in correctly. I just put it in and tightened the nut. Is there any special orientation the bolt has to be installed?
Thanks in advance