Cab mount bushing removal
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Cab mount bushing removal
Ok after all the work ive done to my trucks ive never had to replace any cab mount buchings. Right now im in the middle of a cab swap on a 78 supercab. I got all the bolts out but 1 in the cradle. It broke off. My question is how do i get the 2 pieces apart? like as in the top adn bottom bushing? apparentyl them come apart but i dont know how. Any hints?
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Ya, some of those bushings are so rusted that you end up torching them off and ruining the hole thing. The bolt and hammer trick works much of the time, but there is always one stubborn one and if you are real unlucky, all 4 of them and the radiator support ones also. I was lucky and saved my cab mount hardware so I use again with polyurethane bushings, but had to get new radiator support hardware.
crazyredneckanyhow, glad that it worked for ya.
crazyredneckanyhow, glad that it worked for ya.
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I ran into the same problems as above with the rad. supports. I will need to replace the whole assembly after cutting it out. Where is a good source for them (keeping it original)? How is the ride comfort on the cab comparing the polyurethane vs the rubber. Is it a stiffer ride with the poly's? I would think so!
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Originally Posted by lasthighboy
what are all the shims on the rad support bushings for and how do you know how many you need?
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thanks. i figured they were all in there when it was new. i doubt anybody was taking it apart and adding shims as the bushings sagged. they didn't take care of anything else on my truck! and besides, if it had been apart that many times in the past, that would make it easy to take apart now. DOUBT IT! anyway was thinking about replacing body bushings, maybe with poly's, and just wondered if all those shims needed to go back in. so like i said, thanks a bunch
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