Pretty good show there caveman. And a nice neat job too! If you are worried about your upper conical washer set looking different each side then remember its an hand built car and is probably due more in fact to when the camber angles were set up and the slight differences in chassis and crosshead each side would account for this. Pre 2012 cars do not have this camber adjustment, The lower crosshead pin mounting points are fixed and have closed ends.. if anyone finds that they have differing camber angles on these cars which is causing problems it is possible to modify the crosshead to rectify this, Another story for another day though!
FWIW, And for others who will want to carry this BRB mod out, If you don't support the bottom end of the suspension you will have to re-jack it into position anyway and also control the spring tension when removing the oiler bolt then potentially have alignment issues on refit which can be frustrating, some cars I have had experience of can put rotational stresses to the bottom end of the suspension from the crosshead, this causes real headaches on realignment of the upper pin . This is why I had suggested that a minute amount of lift is seen to the lower crosshead (axle tube) when supporting the pin for position which assures one that adequate locational force has been applied.
When the oiler bolt is then loosened it should unscrew with little effort, hand use should suffice or very easy tool effort! If there is obvious resistance, STOP and reassess the cause! When the oiler bolt is removed instantly insert a tool of choice to act as a safety device and make sure you either have the safety in place or the oiler bolt when working on the top of the pin.
Jacking under the hub won't hurt but for cars with 5 nut alloys this is not possible, just leaving the disc which can rotate and loosen the pressure if used for that purpose, not good! I use direct contact to the lower pin so I am applying direct linear pressure along the line of the pin and not possibly introducing a rotational force by pushing the outer hub edge upwards and if there are issues with pin wear this can cause the hub to jam on the pin and not in fact apply adequate pressure to the top mount.
So, This is a fantastic mod to make to a car that hasn't got them fitted but, I have to stress again, don't mess with suspension items if you do not understand what is where and how the spring tensions exist. It can be very dangerous indeed. If in doubt get help from the right sources. This is not a job "to see how it goes"
