Best ford show out there, you guys are lifesavers for us insane ford people

Just got done doing mine on my 1970 f250, took about 1/2 hr each side.

Great job getting that bushing replaced. It's not easy fixing stuff laying on the ground under a car/truck but you guys get it done!

Great video guys!!

Good vid guys, you make it look simple and easy.

Very good quality video and explanations !

Another great video from you guys thx!

Great video! Keep it coming

I really appreciate you guys demonstrating how to jack up the vehicle for this job and where to place a jack under the I-beam. It's hard to know which parts of the suspension are being stressed and potentially damaged when working on these axles so seeing where to place the jacks helps a lot. On my '03 E-150, I've also got to remove the sway bar that goes through bushings in the I-beams. Can't believe Ford is still putting the lousy handling Twin I-beam suspension from 1965 on their trucks. Ball joints and bushings don't last long.

I did both bushings this weekend. It was a bear! I'm glad it's done though.

Thank you. Great video!

Great stuff fellas… beautiful truck!

good one

great video. I need to do this on my 1970 F100 (changing out mine to 78 disc brakes/calipers, radius arms etc. Hope it goes as easy as yours did. Thanks Ben

excellent! just what I needed to see!

Looks easy enough

Nice. I had to mine by myself. Makes it a lot harder.

I have a 94 and there's no way to use a press because the axle is in the way. Unless I'm missing something 😮

Cool ..I just replaced mine ..poly suspension bushing using original bushing sleeve.

Thanks for the episode, Jeff. I've found that I've grown less fond of laying on the floor with each year that I've past the age of 60. My mind says go and my body says NO! Thanks again for your efforts and the sponsorship of NPD, they've been a big help through the years with both my F-150 and my 67 Mustang.

When my driver's side radius arm bushing completely disintegrated (due to power steering box and trans leaks) I took my truck to a shop near Nashville that specializes in F100s and had them replace all the bushings and do the disc brake conversion (hey...I have no garage and few tools...). For the disc brakes, I had been looking on Craigslist for months, if not years, for a used set up from a '73-'79. Rather than paying $1200 for a complete kit, I found a guy that was parting out a '72 with disc brakes and got the spindles, rotors, calipers, pads, vacuum booster, and master cylinder for FORTY DOLLARS! lol Anyway, all that, plus a new rag joint and tightening up the steering box a little has made my truck drive almost like new. It was actually scary to drive before. Next time I need bushings replaced, I think I'll try it myself. Might put front and rear sway bars on her, too. Thanks for the video! Looks pretty easy.

Fun!

This might sound stupid. But the shop told me I need to replace my axle pivot bushing. Is there one in the front and rear or is there just 1? Not sure if there's a rear or front of which I need.

Are the bushings supposed to stick out about a 3/16 of an inch, both of mine are that way so im assuming they dont go flat against the i beam, like a control arm bushing, the flat end?

will a warn radius arm bushing on a 1966 F100 cause the truck to wander side to side?

the bushings will last much longer if you tighten the bolt only when you have the truck back on its wheels

Great video once again. Jeff, I have a question that I'd like your opinion on. National Parts Depot doesn't offer the polyurethane axle pivot bushing with the metal housing for the 1971 F100. Their bushing requires the reuse of the old housing. As you point out in the video, the old metal housing usually gets destroyed when removing. Question: Is the Polyurethane far superior to an OEM bushing. If so, i could purchase a new rubber bushing, remove the rubber and install the new poly bushings. But I just can't bring myself to destroy a perfectly good OEM part. What do you think? Thanks in advance. Love the episode!

Anybody know how to tell the different i beams apart? I have a 69 F100 and need to replace the bushing but it came with disc brakes so someone at some point put different i beams in it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Did the new one have a metal shell?

Why does it always take two people? I thought just one of you would be the peanut gallery the whole time. Nice episode.

You didn't need to put the outer metal sleeve back on?

i told my last girl friend lay on the flora ---- long pause ---n help fix my truck got a strange look of confusion lol:}

Not sure why you didn't just use a ball joint press to get the bushing out...and put the new one in.

Thanks guys. Would this cure the death wobble?

Will this method work on my 1994 Ford f150

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Dude save some ladies for the rest of us.

Ball joint press would make that a whole lot easier, along with freezing the bushing first.