Radius arm bushings
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Radius arm bushings
hello everyone.
i got a 96 F150 EB 2WD, when i come to stop or start moving from a stop i can feel movement back thru steering wheel. i am pretty sure it is radius arm bushings cause the one right is hard as a rock from the heat of catylitic converter. i was wondering how hard of a job these are to replace. does the radius arm have to come off completely or will the axle swing forward enuf to get the bushing on front side out? any procedure that will help in this appreciated. Donald
i got a 96 F150 EB 2WD, when i come to stop or start moving from a stop i can feel movement back thru steering wheel. i am pretty sure it is radius arm bushings cause the one right is hard as a rock from the heat of catylitic converter. i was wondering how hard of a job these are to replace. does the radius arm have to come off completely or will the axle swing forward enuf to get the bushing on front side out? any procedure that will help in this appreciated. Donald
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They are not that bad to change. Most people drill out the rivets for the bracket and change them that way. I have changed them with out doing that.
On a 2wd the axle will slide to let you change them but it is a pain in the butt.
On a 2wd the axle will slide to let you change them but it is a pain in the butt.
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I have done it both ways on the 88 150 i hade. It was 4x4. The drilling out the braket it the best way. But may take a littel more time. Pulling the axel forward can be done with a rachet strap. That is how i did it. But the arm did not like to go back in for me easy. The next time they got changed, i was putting a lift in. i hade to drill the rivets out, and was not that bad to do.
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As a novice when it comes to vehicle repair I found this easy once I got the tools.
I parked the turck flush with a tree.
Jacked up the side I was working on.
Broke the 1 1/8 nut loose on the end of the raidus arm.
used a come along chain to pry the raidus arm out, wrapping the chain around the tree and another tie down strap across the bottom of the truck to the other radius arm (I did this so it would guide the arm out of the hole without the threads scraping on the way out).
replaced the bushing.
then used the chain to put the arm back in place.
total time after I figured out what the heck did what and got the correct box wrench was about 45 minutes.
If you do one. Do both.
I parked the turck flush with a tree.
Jacked up the side I was working on.
Broke the 1 1/8 nut loose on the end of the raidus arm.
used a come along chain to pry the raidus arm out, wrapping the chain around the tree and another tie down strap across the bottom of the truck to the other radius arm (I did this so it would guide the arm out of the hole without the threads scraping on the way out).
replaced the bushing.
then used the chain to put the arm back in place.
total time after I figured out what the heck did what and got the correct box wrench was about 45 minutes.
If you do one. Do both.
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I have done it on both of my 4x4 f-150's. Those rivets are no fun. If you go the route of removing the radius arm brackets, use a grinder for the ones you can reach with it and use a air chisel for the others. Use high strenght bolts to reattach the brackets.
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me and my dad replaced the ones on a 4x4 ranger and it wasnt fun. i think the sway bar had to come off and then lots of prying and grunting was needed to get the radius arm out and back in the hole. But it worked.
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That 1 1/8" nut on the end of the radius arm is something I typically find I have to heat a little and then hit with the impact wrench. I have an IR 2131 with 600 ft/lbs reverse and it will not break them loose without a little heat. You don't have to get the thing glowing but it has to be nice and warm. Then be ready to put the new bushings in because it gets the old ones cooking.
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