Nice 1!!
Glad to hear everything went well! I was a little concerned when you said you released the outer tierod to do this job. Ironically enough I left that one alone and disconnected the control arm and tension strut ( control arm at 45 degrees to steering knuckle).
Also, I'm glad you didn't have to release the suspension strut since unbolting it is not enough for it to release. You have to use something like a small punch to spread the clamp around the bottom of the strut. Then the steering knuckle can be wiggled free.
I bought the
Harbor Freight slide hammer kit, which comes with the shallow flange like the one you used. These flanges seem to have a "standard" 5/8" thread on them. So I found a
two piston caliper spreader that came with two long 5/8" bolts and use one with the slide hammer flange.
The good thing about this job is once you've don it, it isn't hard to do again.
BTW, Sears'
MAX Axess universal kit is awesome for dealing with front end bolts that require an allen key to keep the thread shafts from spinning.
Again, congrats on getting that done!!