I have a 1990 Suburban 4x4 with the GM 10 bolt in it. The ball joint on the passenger side is bad. Took a look at it today and reviewed a haynes manual, but before I rip it all apart, I wanted advice from someone who has done it.

Looks like I need to remove the axle to get to get to the lower nut and to remove the spindle. Hubs are easy enough, but how hard is removing the spindle?

Do I need to remove the axle? If so, does it just slide out or are there c-clips?

Once the axle is out it seems pretty straight foward, I already have a ball joint press.

Any other advice? What about the adjuster sleeve? Should I replace or leave in place? How do I adjust it?

If you have a ball joint press and the proper adaptor you can just pop the lower ball joint out, swing the spindle off of the axle, and press the ball joint out and new one in right on the truck. If you have the right adapter.