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Ahh that's what it is. I'm going to work on it more tomorrow. I'm planning on spring the cab and cutting away the rubber so I can heat the sleeve and see if I can get it free
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Well I got all but one bolt out and I have to take a break from the heat. 3 hours for 3 bolts. This is crazy! I ended up heating up the nut on the rear bolts and they came loose no problem. Then I just used a sawzall to cut the sleeve in the middle so I could re use it. I think it'll do just fine.
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Not sure if anyone needs the information or not, but I'll keep posting on here so that if someone needs it and does a Google search they will find it.
I got all of the bushings replaced. I had to torch the core support bolts out, and heat the rear cab mount nuts to get them to break loose. After getting the bolts out, I cut the rear rubber away so I could see the sleeve, and cut it with a sawzall right in the middle. That way there would still be sleeve left sticking in each half of the bushings.
The front cab mounts were easier, all I did was use a jack to push up on the body mount nut from the bottom until there was enough room above the mount to get the saw in. I cut the sleeve between the bushing and the mount, and they came right out.
All in all, not "difficult" but the rust and precarious angles make it very time consuming. I think I have about 12 hours of nonstop work in it right now.
The new bushings lifted my cab almost an inch and a half because of how squished the old ones were.
I got all of the bushings replaced. I had to torch the core support bolts out, and heat the rear cab mount nuts to get them to break loose. After getting the bolts out, I cut the rear rubber away so I could see the sleeve, and cut it with a sawzall right in the middle. That way there would still be sleeve left sticking in each half of the bushings.
The front cab mounts were easier, all I did was use a jack to push up on the body mount nut from the bottom until there was enough room above the mount to get the saw in. I cut the sleeve between the bushing and the mount, and they came right out.
All in all, not "difficult" but the rust and precarious angles make it very time consuming. I think I have about 12 hours of nonstop work in it right now.
The new bushings lifted my cab almost an inch and a half because of how squished the old ones were.
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