Removing Radius Arms
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Removing Radius Arms
New member here 👋. Just been creeping around this site without an account for to long. But I am having a problem with all 8 bolts for both drivers side and passenger. I can not get any I mean any of those bolts to move at all. I was almost able to lift the truck off jack stands with a cheater bar. So I was wonder if anyone else has had a problem with these bolts and what were your methods or if you know of a good method to get these suckers off?!
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New member here 👋. Just been creeping around this site without an account for to long. But I am having a problem with all 8 bolts for both drivers side and passenger. I can not get any I mean any of those bolts to move at all. I was almost able to lift the truck off jack stands with a cheater bar. So I was wonder if anyone else has had a problem with these bolts and what were your methods or if you know of a good method to get these suckers off?!
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What year? You're lucky to have bolts. A lot of them where Rivets.
I was also luck with bolts but they where a bitch to get off but after some PB blaster and just working as many angles as I could eventually got them all off.
Tried to grind and cut some of them off but that never panned out. I think a couple of the bolts broke off which was a blessing!
If you just remove the Big bolt on the end of the radius arm like Ozzy H said you will also have to pull the front axle forward to get it to come out.
There is some work to go that route. I hate Radius ARMs!
I was also luck with bolts but they where a bitch to get off but after some PB blaster and just working as many angles as I could eventually got them all off.
Tried to grind and cut some of them off but that never panned out. I think a couple of the bolts broke off which was a blessing!
If you just remove the Big bolt on the end of the radius arm like Ozzy H said you will also have to pull the front axle forward to get it to come out.
There is some work to go that route. I hate Radius ARMs!
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Try using some Kroil. I haven't found a nut or bolt it hasn't worked on yet. (Knock on wood)
let em soak for a day or two and hit em again with it. Tap them with a hammer to help loosen things up. Maybe a little heat.
We pulled the axle when we did ours, so we could get a good angle and bite on em.
let em soak for a day or two and hit em again with it. Tap them with a hammer to help loosen things up. Maybe a little heat.
We pulled the axle when we did ours, so we could get a good angle and bite on em.
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When I lifted the suspension on my 76 short bed about 25 yrs ago, I resorted to breaking every one of them off. A piece of pipe and a breaker bar did the trick. When I put the drop radius arm brackets on, I used a bit of anti-sieze on the grade 8 nuts and bolts. Not a fun job by any means, especially if you forget to put wheel chocks on the front tires!
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I recently replaced the bushings on my radius arms. I removed the big nut on the end and the bolt going through the front and it came out no problem. I did have just about everything else apart though (like the tie rod ends).
Give all the old hardware a few good soaks with PB blast and allow time between to soak. Also, a bf breaker bar. Mine had a hole for cotter pin (though none in it), make sure yours is out.
Give all the old hardware a few good soaks with PB blast and allow time between to soak. Also, a bf breaker bar. Mine had a hole for cotter pin (though none in it), make sure yours is out.
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