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Just bought 1974 F250 4x4 Highboy. He will be our worktruck at our ranch -
came with massive snowplow, and 460 a previous owner installed. It roars like a Lion! I ditched the 33 x 13.5 inch wheels right away, put the original tires and rims (16") back on. No power steering, stick, etc.
Yesterday we replaced the door hinge pins/bushings. It took two weeks of online and phoning to find them: Broncograveyard.com. Not even LMC carried them for 73-79, only for older!
Hint: If you have to suffer this repair, REMOVE the door first, to make work-room, and, spray the hinge assembly with penetrating oil for DAYS before.
(I would like to plunge my entire truck into a swimming-pool full of Liquid Wrench!)
Knocking the old pins out took an hour per pin. The new pins/bushings fit fine but not easily - splines had to be ground off, etc. Be creative. No "clip" for these pins, just the way it was in 1974.
Loud thanks to Broncograveyard folks!
came with massive snowplow, and 460 a previous owner installed. It roars like a Lion! I ditched the 33 x 13.5 inch wheels right away, put the original tires and rims (16") back on. No power steering, stick, etc.
Yesterday we replaced the door hinge pins/bushings. It took two weeks of online and phoning to find them: Broncograveyard.com. Not even LMC carried them for 73-79, only for older!
Hint: If you have to suffer this repair, REMOVE the door first, to make work-room, and, spray the hinge assembly with penetrating oil for DAYS before.
(I would like to plunge my entire truck into a swimming-pool full of Liquid Wrench!)
Knocking the old pins out took an hour per pin. The new pins/bushings fit fine but not easily - splines had to be ground off, etc. Be creative. No "clip" for these pins, just the way it was in 1974.
Loud thanks to Broncograveyard folks!
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