Both steering knuckles are removed, wire wheeled, painted gloss black, awaiting new ball joints to be pressed in.
Note - See pic of the unpainted steering knuckle and the end where the tie rod connects. Cool painting tip: Machined surfaces can be covered with masking tape, leave the ends of the tape free, take a small hammer and tap along the edge, this will cut the masking tape and leave a clean edge for painting. Works great.
Outer U-joints, left and right, replaced, axle shafts also wire wheeled and painted (Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer and gloss gray paint). Had to drill through the lower ball joint nut on both sides (see pic), the left side nut removed indicates that penetrating oils don't penetrate so good. Prepping the square TTB axles for paint, gloss black.
Someone on another post was making alignment pegs for re-mounting the differential, did the same - got the right size bolts (x2) plus another 1/2 in in length. Cut off the head and ground down the bolt end to the inner diameter of the threads, then cut a slot for a screwdriver. They'll ***** in from the front of the axle and the 'pegs' protrude out the back to catch the diff when it goes back on. Thanks for the great tip!
Ordering all new tie rods, the ends are tired and the parts are relatively cheap on Rockauto, just have to wait on delivery. Assembly will continue otherwise. Dropping the differential tomorrow!