Installing Camber Bushings
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Installing Camber Bushings
I began to install 2 degree camber bushings today without much luck. I had oiled the bushings and the castle nuts for two days before starting. The castle nut came off after I twisted my 1/2 breaker bar like a pretzel, then took a torch to it, and finally pounded it off with a chisel destrying the nut. Next came bushing removal. I was loaned a puller tool to remove the bushing. Using the puller I peeled off one side of the bushing and it didn't move the bushing position at all. Back to the torch, loads of penetrating oil, hitting it with a big hammer and chisel. It's not moving. I gave up to come in and write this post. Does anyone out there have any suggestions?
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There is no pinch bolt on the F150 4X4's, only 4X2's. Make sure the wheel is jacked up under the axle. I use an air chisel on the old bushing and just drive upward on it, usually popping it right out. What I'm wondering is why you're doing this and not an alignment shop. They should be done with an alignment machine attached. Not only do the bushings adjust camber, but they also fine tune caster. Sometimes you have to turn the bushings to dial in the camber/caster combo.
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I do have the wheel jacked up but I don't have a pneumatic chisel. I have been using a 5lb hammer and a chisel. The reason I am doing it is because the alignment shop wanted $250 to do it. If I do it, they will do the alignment for free because I purchased a lifetime alignment. Since the alignment was just done and that's how I knew it needed 2 degrees, I'm installing the bushing with +/- 0 caster position, or at least trying to install them.
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They are a boogy bear. I did them one time to put in adjustable bushings and paid a shop to do them the next time. How many miles on them? When I did mine I had to heat the knuckle up almost red hot with acytelene to get them out.
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I guess you know now why the charge 250 to do it. they can be tough. the air chisel and some times a little heat is the way I do them, but it still is not easy
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I got one side off. Now I can't get the new bushing in. Does anyone know if there is a trick to this? Seems straight forward to me but I must be missing something.
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Does anyone else out there have anything of value to offer besides Leech & Hooch, whom both have so kindly let me know how wonderful they are and that they both know of places where I should have bought my parts?
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To answer Fully_Loaded; there is 152K on the truck. These were original bushings. I found that the install of the new bushings went much smoother after I filed a chamfer around the entire edge of the insertion side of the bushing. Just in case somone else out there is having a similar problem.
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