Another front end issue
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Mountain Pass
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Another front end issue
I was just reading another front end post and it reminded me that I will soon have the pleasure of replacing my front shackles and leaf springs. I just did all ball joints and rods, want to have a mint front end before begging Ford to line me perfect, I want to feel like I'm driving a Town Car!
Anyway, while I'm in there I was wondering if I should look at the TTB pivot bushings ( making that tech up, as I don't know what is in there ). Anyone change those before and what might they look like, rubber bushings like the springs and shackles?
I searched long and hard for exploded views in my books and internet, but didn't find squat.
Thanks!
Anyway, while I'm in there I was wondering if I should look at the TTB pivot bushings ( making that tech up, as I don't know what is in there ). Anyone change those before and what might they look like, rubber bushings like the springs and shackles?
I searched long and hard for exploded views in my books and internet, but didn't find squat.
Thanks!
Post Fiend
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
I did not replace mine when I had the front end done. My truck had almost 250,000 miles on it at the time.
I just removed it earlier this year to replace it with a Dana 60 straight axle.
The bushings were in decent shape with close to 300,000 miles on them.
To describe them they are a steel sleeve outside with a rubber bushing inside that and another steel sleeve inside that.
I seem to remember someone replacing them before in a post. Had to drill and chisel the old bushings out, sounded like no fun at all. I think he also found replacement urethane bushings somewhere.
I just removed it earlier this year to replace it with a Dana 60 straight axle.
The bushings were in decent shape with close to 300,000 miles on them.
To describe them they are a steel sleeve outside with a rubber bushing inside that and another steel sleeve inside that.
I seem to remember someone replacing them before in a post. Had to drill and chisel the old bushings out, sounded like no fun at all. I think he also found replacement urethane bushings somewhere.
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Mountain Pass
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I'm hoping its just my spring and shackle bushings that are causing my drivers side tire to stick out slightly, not a lot, just enough to make me notice and not like it. I do hear some clucking in the front end when I back up, but nothing side to side.
Thanks for the reply, it will assist me greatly
Thanks for the reply, it will assist me greatly
Tuned
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At 125k miles my TTB busings were pretty well shot. Not broken, but the rubber was cracked and had what seemd like more than a normal amount of movement. I didn't think about urathane busings at the time and just replaced them with the oem ford rubber parts.
