Changing Radius Arm.. Any tips?
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Changing Radius Arm.. Any tips?
Hey guys I'll be chaning out my driver side radius arm on a 95 f150 this weekend, just wondering if you have any tips or secrets that I should know about before i tackle it...
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2 ways I have heard to do this.
One is to raise the truck front end off the ground and support with jackstands on the frame , grind the rivits off of the radious arm support, and drill out the holes for a 1/2 grade 8 bolt replacement with some lock-tight thread locker .
The other is tojack the front end off the ground supporting the truck by the frame behind the radious arms with jack stands. just a couple inches behind the brackets.
Then use a jack to put a little pressure near the axle piviot bolts , Loosen the radious arm bushings , remove the piviot arm bolts , then slowly lower the jack letting the piviot arm come out of the mounting bracket . Then remove the nut on the radious arm and pull it out the bracket, replace your bushings. and put everything back in reverse
I'm sure there are other ways, I have replaced them with the second way. Next time I will do them the first way.
One is to raise the truck front end off the ground and support with jackstands on the frame , grind the rivits off of the radious arm support, and drill out the holes for a 1/2 grade 8 bolt replacement with some lock-tight thread locker .
The other is tojack the front end off the ground supporting the truck by the frame behind the radious arms with jack stands. just a couple inches behind the brackets.
Then use a jack to put a little pressure near the axle piviot bolts , Loosen the radious arm bushings , remove the piviot arm bolts , then slowly lower the jack letting the piviot arm come out of the mounting bracket . Then remove the nut on the radious arm and pull it out the bracket, replace your bushings. and put everything back in reverse
I'm sure there are other ways, I have replaced them with the second way. Next time I will do them the first way.
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Haha I'm actually replacing the whole bracket not just the bushing! But thanks for the future tip!! I'm mostly worried about the large bolt/stud that goes through the axle housing!
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Oh...
Well I hope you have a big "cheater bar". The bolt that holds the front of the radous arm to the axle is torqed @ 300 FT.LBS
The other ways mentioned are ways to aviod breaking this bolt loose......Lol
My books says :
Radious arm to axle upper stud bolt............240 - 260 Ft. lbs
Radous arm to axle lower bolt ............................320 - 340 ft. lbs.
Radous arm to rear bracket .................80 - 120 Ft. Lbs
The other ways mentioned are ways to aviod breaking this bolt loose......Lol
My books says :
Radious arm to axle upper stud bolt............240 - 260 Ft. lbs
Radous arm to axle lower bolt ............................320 - 340 ft. lbs.
Radous arm to rear bracket .................80 - 120 Ft. Lbs
