Looking back the pictures you posted, it looks like the ball joint is just bolted to the bottom of the stut assembly. Is that right? I've never worked on an early Super. Later Supers had the ball joint pressed into the end of the control arm. The later control arms are pretty flimsy too, just a couple of pieces of stamped steel spot welded together . . . a real pain the rear to press the ball joints out without damaging the arm. It looks like with your set-up, all you have to do is pop the control arm off the shaft of the ball joint and unbolt the joint. Is that right? If so, go to AutoZone and borrow the biggest tie-rod puller they have. Slide it over the end of the control arm and tighten the bolt and it will pop apart . . . no hammer, pickle fork, broken bones, etc. are necessary. Unbolt the ball joint and bolt a new one on and put it back together. If you are going to take it all the way apart to replace the ball joint, you might as well replace all the bushings, the struts and strut mounts and bearings while you're in there. It will save you from having to take it apart twice. But again, DON'T touch the big nut on the top of the strut unless someone that REALLY KNOWS what they are doing is with you and you have the spring compressed . . . and even then, keep yourself and everyone else out of the line of fire.
