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Oct 3, 2007 | 06:48 PM

#16

HemiEater

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Originally Posted by 91 Dually

I recently replaced the radius arm bushings and the axle pivot bushings on my 91 F350. I took the radius arm nut, and the axle pivot bolt out. released the top coil spring attachment. removed the brake line from the caliper and dropped the whole assembly out. The axle pivot bushings were worn almost as bad as the radius arm bushings. I just drove them out with a hammer and a large socket. Much easier than I thought it would be.

couldn't have said it any better.....drop the whole axle...it's easy...

glad you got'er done......

Last edited by HemiEater; Oct 3, 2007 at 06:51 PM.

Jul 10, 2008 | 01:24 PM

#17

bryanswens

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From: Barnesville, Minnesota

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Originally Posted by hoxiii

The coil spring on these trucks also isn't under pressure in the same way that other coil sprung vehicles are. If you remove the upper coil retainer and jack the truck up by the frame the coil will totally unload and the coil bucket will come at least an inch off of the top of the coil.

Can't hurt you if it isn't compressed.

But otherwise I agree. Doing coil springs on your typical a-arm car gives me the ******* no matter how many times i've done it.

Justin

I know this post is kind of old but, is this because after you jack it up off the ground there is enough threads on the bolt to decompress it the rest of way and then also keep unthreading it and have an extra inch

thanks
bryan