[ddvk]

Tie rod removal is a must, that is what turns the front wheels and is connected to the hub. Use a nice big rubber mallet on pic3 ("rap here", should have be "tap here", spelling error) and hit where it says "rap here" and it will pop out.

I don't think you need an alignment since you are not removing the tierods. I have done many suspension jobs w/o having to do alignments (waste of money). Get onto the highway and check for wheel pull.