Need Some Help - Front Axle Bushings
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I'm working on Dad's truck and was going to install the front swing arms. TTB's? (You can see the illustrations thereof on the new section I added today on the "Front Drive Axle" from the factory shop manual: Driveline/Axles & Differentials, and then the Front Axle tab and then the Instructions tab.)
Anyway, I'm using Prothane bushings and just pulled out the instructions shown below, and they call for installing these bushing inside "the original outer metal shells". My issue is that I don't remember any metal around the rubber bushings that were in the TTB's. And I don't have them laying around. Were there any? The bushings measure 1.677" OD with the inner metal sleeve installed. And the TTB's measure 1.668" ID. So even w/o a metal shell there's already going to be a .009" compression of the bushing. I can call Prothane on Monday, but wanted to get a bit done over the weekend.  
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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In reply to this post by Gary Lewis
Removing the old bushings (even if they're shot) from those sleeves would be difficult.
  I prefer black Energy polyurethane.  
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Well, I called Prothane today. Turns out that the metal shells are still in the swing arms.
 That's actually good 'cause they've been powder coated and are ready for the bushings.  See Dad's truck thread for the progress.
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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To remove the rubber part but keep the shell in the arm or beam or what ever you want to call it I used old gas & fire. Mine was a 4x2 truck so the bushings were in smaller end of the beams. I hung the beams from the rafters in a can of old gas and soaked for a few hours. I removed the arms and 1 match they were on fire. As the fire would die down I used an old screw driver to "stir" the rubber and it would flare up some. I kept this up till the rubber was all gone. A little clean up with a wire brush and paint everything before I installed the new bushings. Threaded rod, large washers and some nuts pressed the bushing into place. I cant remembered if I had to use the inner shell but if I did a little clean up on the bench wire wheel and were good to go. I have heard of others that drilled the rubber out but it was work. Dave ----
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No, this stuff is clear. And I'm going to have to go over things with a rag and alcohol to see if I can get that stuff off. It seems impossible to get all the pieces in place and the parts shoved into the bracket on the frame w/o getting some on your hands and, therefore, onto the axle.
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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