Steering: upper outer pin

[swvalcon]

Made some grease seals for the upper pin out of heater hose and looks like it should work. Question is which way does the pin go in? only one side has the adjustment and does it go to the front or rear? You could put it in either way and looks like it would still work. Didn't see anything about it in manual. Also it says to spread the control arm by .015 after you check distance with a dial caliper. Depending on where you check on the control arm it runs anywhere from 2.700 to 2.760". Is that normal and you just make sure you spread .015 from where ever you take your measurement?

[64V-K7]

The adjustment hex is usually installed so it's at the rear. The control arm is spread to allow the caps to be torqued to the control arm. Once at spec, the spreader is loosened and frees the pin from the torque, so it can rotate without interference.
Many control arms have been through the mill and the measurement at the top "U" is different than the bottom of the arm. The spreader is installed at the top of the arm ("U") where the reinforcement is , so proceed accordingly.
Generally, the rear cap is started onto the arm and screwed in almost to the end, then the pin is inserted and threaded in, followed by the front cap. You should thread the pin in more to the rear so the dead set caster is almost at the limit, which will make the alignment go quicker. After everything is assembled, then you apply the torque. If the holes in the arms are 'worthy' of the reassembly, then you'll need a torque wrench and a 3 foot pipe as an enhancer. If the caps don't have enough meat to satisfy the cap threads (torque), then you either get new(er) arms or put a couple tack welds between the arms and cap.