Help with front end
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Help with front end
I have I have a 95 f150 and it has a realy bad pop/creek when i give it gas from a stop. It creeks realy bad when I hold the brake and give it gas. I think it is the left control arm. the big bushing is shot and it moved a ton wwhen my bro held the bake andgave it gas. How can i replace thoes is it hard, and how expensive is the bushing. thanks alot.
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Hey there,
Been through both of your scenarios. The popping is caused (a lot of times) by the rivets in the frame. When I bought mine new, the rivets were replaced for the same reason you describe. Seems to me there is even a TSB on this.
As for the radius arm bushings, I blew my rivets off with the torch, and dropped the radius arm bracket. Then replaced the bolts with grade 8 bolts (maybe should'a used grade 5; a little bit more flexible). MUCH easier than removing the radius arm itself. Made a big difference in the ride.
Hope this helps,
Tim in Detroit
95 f150 XLT SC 2WD 5.8L
Been through both of your scenarios. The popping is caused (a lot of times) by the rivets in the frame. When I bought mine new, the rivets were replaced for the same reason you describe. Seems to me there is even a TSB on this.
As for the radius arm bushings, I blew my rivets off with the torch, and dropped the radius arm bracket. Then replaced the bolts with grade 8 bolts (maybe should'a used grade 5; a little bit more flexible). MUCH easier than removing the radius arm itself. Made a big difference in the ride.
Hope this helps,
Tim in Detroit
95 f150 XLT SC 2WD 5.8L
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