1966 Lincoln Continental | Full Steering & Front Suspension Removal

In this video, we remove the complete steering system and front suspension from my 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe. The steering removal includes the rag joint, pitman arm, steering box, idler arm and bracket, center link, and inner and outer tie rod ends. We then remove the front sway bar, shock absorber, brake backing plate, strut rod, coil spring and insulators (or noise reducers?), lower control arm, spindle, and upper control arm. This process also includes separating the lower and upper ball joints from the spindle. Several tools that should have worked did not fit or function properly on this suspension. I explain why conventional ball joint separators would not work, how pitman arm pullers were used to separate the ball joints, and how an OTC 7045B internal coil spring compressor had to be modified to fit this application. The detailed steering and suspension removal is performed on the driver side. After completing that side, the complete passenger side removal is shown in a timelapse. RELATED VIDEOS 1966 Lincoln Continental Tilt-Away Steering Column Removal:    • 1966 Lincoln Continental | Removing the Ti...   Front Brake Caliper, Hub and Rotor Removal (1:33-2:58):    • 1966 Lincoln Continental | Removing Front ...   TOOLS USED AND DISCUSSED Powerbuilt Pitman Arm Puller (not needed if you purchase the MADDOX Front End Service Kit): https://a.co/d/044T353m MADDOX Front End Service Kit: https://www.harborfreight.com/front-e... OTC 7045B Internal Coil Spring Compressor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GTJ5I8 CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Removing the rag joint  0:56 Removing the pitman arm 2:48 Removing the steering box 3:44 Removing the idler arm and bracket and lowering the center link 5:18 Separating the outer tie rod ends from the spindles 6:47 Removing the inner tie rod ends from the center link 8:18 Removing the front sway bar 9:54 Removing the front shock absorber 11:28 Removing the brake backing plate 11:38 Removing the front suspension strut rod 12:37 Loosening the lower ball joint castle nut 12:55 Why the ball joint separator tools did not work 15:00 Separating the lower ball joint with a large pitman arm puller 15:14 Supporting the lower control arm with a floor jack 15:39 Removing the front coil spring insulators (or noise reducers?) 16:03 Installing the modified OTC 7045B coil spring compressor 18:43 Compressing the front coil spring 19:39 Removing the lower ball joint castle nut 20:23 Lowering the lower control arm and removing the front coil spring 20:38 Removing the lower control arm 21:16 Loosening and separating the upper ball joint with a small pitman arm puller 22:46 Removing the spindle 22:58 Removing the upper control arm 23:27 Passenger side steering and suspension removal timelapse 25:05 Conclusion This channel documents the complete OEM-correct restoration of my numbers-matching 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe and its original 462 MEL engine.