Trailing arm bushing replacement

[bean]

how hard is this to do? mine are pretty rough. anyone done this before?

[Indyuke]

I'm wondering the same. It's the last thing I need to do to complete my suspension rebuild.

[stich626]

it's not bad,
I burned out my old ones and used ploy graphite new,

[bean]

i have to ask can you give steps to replacing them?

[Classic Heartbeat]

If you want to burn the old ones out then you must remove the trailing arms first. WES

[bean]

i just want to replace the bushings they are pretty cracked and worn. this is a work truck i use mostly on weekends.

[eagleuh1]

Get them pressed out. I like the not burning them out while installed post. I can picture someone with a torch down there catching their truck on fire and then blaming you stitch626.

[BossHogg69]

Just unhook the arms from the front mounts, drop them down, drill a bunch of holes in the rubber around the bolt hole sleeve, knock out what's left with a big socket that's the same size as the bushing hole. Then pop in the new poly ones with a little lithium grease, or whatever is provided with the new bushings. No torch needed. If they are as rotted as mine were, they won't put up much of a fight.
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[eagleuh1]

Wish I had a working scanner, could send you or post the manual pages on this. Pretty much jack up the truck, Block the front wheels, and back wheels to keep axle from moving. Place jack stands at rear on frame, not under axle.. Spray all the u-bolts on axle with PB Blaster after wire brushing. Spray the bolts at the trailing arm bushing and the drive shaft u joint bolts if you plan to remove this. I'd just put something under to hold up the front at the axle. Unclip the brake lines and parking brake cables from the trailing arms. Then remove axle u-bolts and bushing bolts at front of trailing arms.
That should be it. Put back in and retorque. Good luck. Jim

[stich626]

Originally Posted by eagleuh1

Get them pressed out. I like the not burning them out while installed post. I can picture someone with a torch down there catching their truck on fire and then blaming you stitch626.

I took my arms out. as now was the time to clean and paint them and it's only 6 more nuts and they are out.. no truck to burn down..
even in the truck how you think shops did it.. anyway.. be safe.

[eagleuh1]

Those look nice and clean stitch. I wasn't in any way saying that someone would do that in the truck, just laughing because someone had to say not to do it when installed. Thats all. Jim

[stich626]

Originally Posted by eagleuh1

Those look nice and clean stitch. I wasn't in any way saying that someone would do that in the truck, just laughing because someone had to say not to do it when installed. Thats all. Jim

ya I get it, like a coffee cup needing to say "hot"

was it train or brain he say
today I wonder where common sense went

[hayhauler71]

I used my balljoint press and pressed them right out

[stich626]

Originally Posted by hayhauler71

I used my balljoint press and pressed them right out

thats great the poly don't come with outer metal, now what..
royal p.i.t.a.

[fastwillie 696969]

Originally Posted by hayhauler71

I used my balljoint press and pressed them right out

toshay

[ETsC10]

There are also hand tools to get the job done.
This one is from Snap-on, driven by an impact wrench.

[stich626]

Originally Posted by fastwillie 696969

toshay

do the rubber replacements come with new outer sleaves?
the poly don't, pressing them out takes the outer with it..

[Tx Firefighter]

Yes, the rubber replacements come with a vulcanized in place outer metal sleeve. The urethane bushings do not and require you to reuse the original outer shell, making installation much easier since you don't have to press the outer shell out.

[OJ1988]

I tried burning mine out, was not very effective, so I switched to drilling.
I broke a couple small drill bits off in them.
I did not remove the trailing arms from the rear axle. Do I was Domingo this with the arms under the truck. The bed is off so that made things easier.
For installation, I was able to get the bushings about halfway in by hand, then had to use a c clamp to get them the rest if the way in.
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[Hart_Rod]

Burn 'em!!!