Radius Arm Bushings
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Like A lot of us , I need to R&R the Radius Arm Bushings on my truck . I found a pretty good deal at Advance Auto Parts . Polyurethane Bushings for $8 each made in the Usa by TRW . The Ford set was about $30 wholesale and they rubber . Plus the TRW ones have a lifetime warranty . Ill remember all the savings as the air chisel shakes my fillings loose removing the bracket rivets .
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The radius arm bushing is only one of many that needs to be changed soon. Talked to a front end guy about poly bushings and he said that since we live in the desert of So. California that the poly will dry up and crack sooner than the rubber ones. Have you any input on what this guy says?
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Jim .. I always had the impression poly was better than rubber ? I live in Tn where we get a wide range of weather ...In the winter its so dry spit evaporates , Summer your shorts feel like damp dish rags . Other than the job R&R ing them , I cant go wrong w the price . Im just glad newer Fords dont have them . After all , its a design that was way past its prime . I cant think of a vehicle problem thats anymore annoying than a noise ...any noise that you have to chase forever to find a solution . When I first dealt w Fords ...front end noise and radius arm bushings were always in the same sentence . Ill find out which is better . If these ones die in less time than the rubber ...We wont have to discuss the problem further . The good part about them is that if they were on a Chevrolet , they would have already fallen off and punctured the tire of a mini van full of kids on the way to play soccer . Once again ...Ford Rules With Trucks
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What year is your truck? Be careful...Ford made a thickness change in those bushings somewhere in the '90-'92 area, as I found out when I was installing a complete Energy Suspension rebush kit. My plan was to first drop the TTB, then pull the radius arms forward, then reinstalling the radius arms, then TTB, obviating the necessity of removing the radius arm frame brackets. That part worked real well, so did reinstalling the TTB. The radius arm threaded end did not protrude enough through the chassis bracket to even start the nut on. A call to Daystar and a talk whith one of their applications engineers confirmed the horrible truth...that Ford had made a running change in that bushing's thickness, although it wasn't supposed to have happened 'til the '92 model year (mine's a very early '91). Daystar overnighted the pieces to me, and (sigh) in the meantime, out came the (sigh) carbide cutter, the (sigh) air chisel, and (sigh) some real bad words.
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