I was able to pry the strut mount plate past the rim of the strut tower, but then the ~inch-long studs, no matter which two I chose, were in dire jeopardy from any subsequent forceful stepping or prying.

The camera does indeed get in the way. Turns an hour's task into three sometimes, when I'm milking it. I was trying to develop a pictorial verification of the Green Book procedure, and yes, this '90 of my grandson's has an almost Floridian look to some of its undercarriage.

I think the ball joints I had (from FCP) were Meyle back when I changed this one in 2004, but I did not keep track of brands in my notes then. Good to know what you've experienced.




--
Art Benstein near Baltimore

Milt Famie was a pitcher for the Cubs. Unfortunately, he had a great fondness for beer. After walking several successive batters in the 9th inning, the manager of the opposing team turned to one of the batters asking what that was all about. Said the batter "It was the beer that made Milt Famie walk us."