ttb pivot bushing replacement
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From: NJ ... the garbage state
ttb pivot bushing replacement
hey guys, just lookin for some pointers. I am going to be replacing the worn rubber axle pivot bushings on my 94 with energy suspension poly bushings. I am not going to be working at my house, so i am trying to think ahead to what tools i need to make sure my buddy has. I have put in axle pivot drop brackets .. but never put in the actual bushings. I imagine its a wonderfull pain in the but like leaf springs bushings that were pressed in? So i will have to drill and destroy the bushings to get them out, and then hammer out the sleeve? I know the bushings will prolly come with instructions too, Just figure someone on here has done this recently and might have some pointers to prepare me ahead of time. Surprises stink when ya need the truck to get to work in the morning. gonna be putting four new shocks on the front as well, but thats easy. Nothing like a front suspension freshening.
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From: Bismarck, ND
Mine was surprisingly easy. I just needed to drill plugs out of the stock rubber one to get it out. The poly replacement tapped right in with no real problems or issues. I think that years of leaking oil and power steering fluid helped the nut / bolt to loosen fairly easily. Good luck!
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thanks. thats pretty much what i am figuring it would take. this one hasnt been leaked on much yet, so it'll prolly be a bit tight, but i didnt have much trouble with that on my last truck either, which somehow after 250,000 miles and 16 years was dry as a bone under there.
