radius arm bushings
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radius arm bushings
I have a 95 F-150 extended cab that has a real loud and foul bang when it hits a bump. I know for a fact that it is the radius arm bushing. Do I have to take the whole suspension apart to fix this, or air hammer the rivets on the bracket replace bushing, put in bolts, call it a day. any tricks would be helpful
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will have to remove the brackets.
You will have to remove the brackets. You can air chisel the rivets, if you are so equipped. I ground off the heads and punched out the rivets - replacing them with Grade 8 bolts. It is not that hard, just takes a little time. And be careful - always consider any suspension parts to be under tension. That radius arm could be under tension from the spring. I have heard you can jack up the front end of the truck, drop the shock and the spring, then the I-beam/Radius Arm combination will have enough room to be pulled forward and get the radius arm out of the bracket without removing the bracket. I am not equipped to do this, so I went with removing the bracket.
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