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Bushing kits are available. Most parts stores want to sell you the whole link, but they can get the bushings for them. If they won't, Ebay has plenty available and in all kinds of colors.
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Easy as pie! The more rotten the better on the old ones, that way they fall out in pieces. Sand the bore just a little and new ones will slip right in. Don't get too carried away when tightening the new ones back down, just enough to make them tight. Too much will ruin the new bushings.
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Easy as pie! The more rotten the better on the old ones, that way they fall out in pieces. Sand the bore just a little and new ones will slip right in. Don't get too carried away when tightening the new ones back down, just enough to make them tight. Too much will ruin the new bushings.
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Yes you do. Measure carefully. They come in 7/8", 1", 1-1/8", and maybe 1/16" sizes in between those. I don't remember for sure.
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anthonym92 What are you working on?
Please put some info in your signature file. It will help us help you.
Don't get new end links unless you have to. And if you do, take one with you. Each store will tell you theirs is a direct replacement, yet they will likely be different lengths. This was an issue on mine, I eventually found some that are too long and will shorten them.
The bushings at the axle mounts were another issue for me. Parts place insisted theirs were correct and the ones I brought in were wrong. I had to modify theirs to get it to fit properly.
Not meaning to make you overly concerned as %95 of the time the replacement parts are a straight bolt in, but you have to watch for that %5 of the time. And regardless of how they will talk to you, you are likely already smarter about your truck than the counter guy is.
Keep us updated!
Please put some info in your signature file. It will help us help you.
Don't get new end links unless you have to. And if you do, take one with you. Each store will tell you theirs is a direct replacement, yet they will likely be different lengths. This was an issue on mine, I eventually found some that are too long and will shorten them.
The bushings at the axle mounts were another issue for me. Parts place insisted theirs were correct and the ones I brought in were wrong. I had to modify theirs to get it to fit properly.
Not meaning to make you overly concerned as %95 of the time the replacement parts are a straight bolt in, but you have to watch for that %5 of the time. And regardless of how they will talk to you, you are likely already smarter about your truck than the counter guy is.
Keep us updated!
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anthonym92 What are you working on?
Please put some info in your signature file. It will help us help you.
Don't get new end links unless you have to. And if you do, take one with you. Each store will tell you theirs is a direct replacement, yet they will likely be different lengths. This was an issue on mine, I eventually found some that are too long and will shorten them.
The bushings at the axle mounts were another issue for me. Parts place insisted theirs were correct and the ones I brought in were wrong. I had to modify theirs to get it to fit properly.
Not meaning to make you overly concerned as %95 of the time the replacement parts are a straight bolt in, but you have to watch for that %5 of the time. And regardless of how they will talk to you, you are likely already smarter about your truck than the counter guy is.
Keep us updated!
Please put some info in your signature file. It will help us help you.
Don't get new end links unless you have to. And if you do, take one with you. Each store will tell you theirs is a direct replacement, yet they will likely be different lengths. This was an issue on mine, I eventually found some that are too long and will shorten them.
The bushings at the axle mounts were another issue for me. Parts place insisted theirs were correct and the ones I brought in were wrong. I had to modify theirs to get it to fit properly.
Not meaning to make you overly concerned as %95 of the time the replacement parts are a straight bolt in, but you have to watch for that %5 of the time. And regardless of how they will talk to you, you are likely already smarter about your truck than the counter guy is.
Keep us updated!
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