Cab and radiator mounts
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Cab and radiator mounts
First time on the forum! I'm replacing cab mounts on a 76 F250.
Any suggestion on lining everything up. I had to weld new steel in the front, rear cab mounts and the radiator mounts - that is on the frame part of it. They were rusted out. New cab going on.
Are the rubber mount shoulders (about 1 3/4 ") supposed to drop down through large holes in the frame mounts? That's my guess,
I have to re drill everything on the frame part.
Any suggestion on lining everything up. I had to weld new steel in the front, rear cab mounts and the radiator mounts - that is on the frame part of it. They were rusted out. New cab going on.
Are the rubber mount shoulders (about 1 3/4 ") supposed to drop down through large holes in the frame mounts? That's my guess,
I have to re drill everything on the frame part.
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I had to remove my front end to do a ps conversion on my 77 hiboy and the frame to radiator rubber mounts were shot. I ordered a new , full set...89.00 to replace the whole setup. They are available from at 2 places and they're not cheap. you've got a lot of work ahead of you , s.kuteman
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I bought a kit of poly bushings but of course it doesn't come with all the hardware. When I removed the old radiator mount ones by cutting off the nuts I couldn't re-use the metal liner in the bushing. I was going to make some but how critical are these parts? Skuteman, where did you find them?
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That seems to be a common problem with the poly bushings. The OEM metal parts are usually rusted beyond reuse.
Maybe someone will know of a source for the metal parts. Or of course a poly bushing supplier that sells complete units WITH the metal parts
Maybe someone will know of a source for the metal parts. Or of course a poly bushing supplier that sells complete units WITH the metal parts
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When I took my truck apart I found that somebody used Hockey pucks for the body and radiator mounts. They seemed like a good idea, they are very hard and durable. What do you guys think about that??
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I plan on re-using them when it's time to put my truck back together after the resto is done. If you just think about all the abuse that pucks take in a game and the extreme temperatures I don't see any reason why they wouldn't make a good mount. They are made of some type of rubber, it's not too hard to drill through either for the bolt that would need to slide through. In my opinion hockey pucks are a great idea.
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As far as the sleeve inside the bushing goes, I was going to use a section of tubing as a liner and if I had to weld a washer on one end to mimic the oem unit. How critical is that part anyway, wouldn't it just provide more rigidity?
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The hockey puck idea sounds great.
I live near Houston, Tx., so finding hockey pucks might be as easy as ordering the poly bushings off the net. Wait 'til the kid at the sporting goods store finds out why I'm buying so many pucks...
The washer welded in place to center the bolt and reduce travel sounds great, too.
I guess that adds to my list of reasons to justify buying a welder. I've been reading other forums here and that may just fall under the xmas list.
Thanks for the ideas.
I live near Houston, Tx., so finding hockey pucks might be as easy as ordering the poly bushings off the net. Wait 'til the kid at the sporting goods store finds out why I'm buying so many pucks...
The washer welded in place to center the bolt and reduce travel sounds great, too.
I guess that adds to my list of reasons to justify buying a welder. I've been reading other forums here and that may just fall under the xmas list.
Thanks for the ideas.
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Just about the puck idea, i used soft pucks for my rad mounts. Just fabed up the metal sleves with pipe and thick washers with a nut welded on the bottom of the washer. I then cut a hole in the middle of the puck and installed it.
In case you guys were wondering what i meant by the soft pucks. There are two types of pucks out there. One type of puck is the hard rubber type that is used in ice hockey etc, the other is a softer type rubber that has some spring to it so if you are playing without hockey equipment it does not hurt as much. The soft pucks are similar in rigidity and are about the same height as the normal rubber mounts. And are a lot easier to cut then the regular pucks. The soft puck cost me a dollar.
In case you guys were wondering what i meant by the soft pucks. There are two types of pucks out there. One type of puck is the hard rubber type that is used in ice hockey etc, the other is a softer type rubber that has some spring to it so if you are playing without hockey equipment it does not hurt as much. The soft pucks are similar in rigidity and are about the same height as the normal rubber mounts. And are a lot easier to cut then the regular pucks. The soft puck cost me a dollar.
