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STEVE,
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My upper front ball joint is covered by the top of the upper A-arm. Remove the three 8mm bolts, lift the A-arm, remove the small bolt and screw in a Zirc fitting at the top of the ball joint. Then grease it. You could drill a hole in the upper A-arm and install a permanent long Zirc that sits above the A-arm after re-installation.
2.
For the shift-linkage, just leave the two heims, my car has two in place on the subframe, after the shaft is loose at both ends and roll it over 180 degrees. Done.
On the steering, once you unbolt it at the front end and remove the steering wheel just turn it 120 degrees as there are three bolts in the front. You may have to drill some new holes in the steering flange to accept the wheel. Or unbolt the flange and reset it on the splined shaft.

My cars u-joints, steering and shifter shaft are not all greasable. Johnny Woods has a source for the trunions but I was told they are getting scarce, very expensive.

The work on the two shafts places the U-joints in a new position so the wear points are also new.

I also made a flexible removable cover for the two heims joints that are on the shift linkage where it is bolted to the frame to keep dirt out of it.

DICK RUZZIN