There ain't much left on one side, almost just hanging on a bolt.
The cup is tearing apart.
Just found a local parts store with Moog K8672 for 2wd in stock !
Answered my own question above as bolts are either metric or 9/16
Thanks for all the help guys

 

I've never been asked what size the bolts are??? My F-250 and both my F-150's have the same size bolts too.. 4x4 and 2wd are the same bolt.. Wonder if it's the F-350 that have different size bolts... Weird. Glad you got your bushings!!

 

The bolts are Ford #-N801079-S2
They are 14MM x 77.7MM
Still available, but Ford wants $20.00 EACH for 'em.

 

Thanks !!!!

 

 

Job Done
Thanks for all the help !
I know that I-beam looks bad, but a new bushing is alot better than what was left of the orginal bushing. Guess I'll start looking for a replacement I-Beam.
This all started when a tire store told me I need upper and lower ball joints last Feb. I didn't believe them so I checked the ball joints and they seemed fine, but a tie rod needed to be replaced. So i did that myself. when I took my truck in for state inspection I told them I replaced the tie rod and asked them to check out the entire suspension and check the alignment. They said they only needed to adjust the side I did the tie rod on which I thought was odd. Recently I crawled under the truck to see what might need to be replaced before the winter and I almost crapped my pants when I saw the I-beam bushings. I can't believe that the mechanics that put my truck on a lift to work on it could not see what I could see by sliding underneath it.

 

That had been wearing for awhile. I bet you could build that area up with a welder, if you had better skills than I do!

 

PA has once a year state vehicle inspection, I guess no ones looks too hard.
I really apprecaite your help, It was easier than I thought it would be.
Took longer to replace the headlight assemblies.
I don't weld but I did hear the trick of filling in and re-surfacing

 

You could pull the beam, fill in that area with welds, then take it to a machine shop and have them machine it to make it a perfect circle again and fit the bushing cup. Or you could try to get it back right by welding it and then sand it out with a sanding bit on a dremel or die grider. It would take some time, but I think it could be done. Just have to take your time.

 

If the new bushing went in there tight, just keep an eye on it to see if the bushing gives out. As long as it stays intact I think you'd be better off not welding it. The heat from the weld would make the "eye" on the end of the I beam weak, IMHO. They are made from cast metal making them harder to weld. If there is an expert welder here (I'm not) please correct me if I'm wrong.

Edit: I just saw trhe pic of the I beam with the old bushing removed... worse than I thought. Unless money's real tight I'd be looking for a used I beam from the salvage yard.

 

Wow, it looks like you have me beat. Mine wasn't anything special either.

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You mean that little notch at the top isn't suppose to be there?