Tips on D60 trackbar bushing replacement?

[pybyr]

My 1989 F350 4wd's death wobble has gone from occasionally annoying to intolerable.

I can see that the trackbar bushings to my D60 front axle have had it.

Ordered some Moog replacement bushings that will be in tomorrow at 9AM at the parts store.

Any pointers on things to do or avoid in the replacement process?

I assume I can reuse the existing bolts that mount the trackbar?

Thanks for the suggestions. I am spread too thin to be on this forum as often as I would like but I hugely appreciate all of the wisdom and willingness to share.

Trevor

 

[Dieselcrawler]

last time i did mine i heated the end of the bar with propane till the rubber bushing caught fire and fell out. then cleaned everything up and used a vice to reinstall the new ones. but i used poly bushings.

 

[redmondjp]

BFH! (big fricking hammer)

Plus you can use sockets as drivers.

If you get into trouble and the bushing has an outer steel sleeve on it, you can sometimes use a chisel and punch to split it and drive it inward. This will often free it up.

 

[pybyr]

I got the old bushings out OK with the help of the torch

I got poly bushings at the auto parts store and Moog's site shows that they are the right ones-

-the new ones just look way too big diameter and so I can't figure out what is going on.

 

[BigRigTech]

I just bought some from the dealer for my 92 last weekend, I put a set in my 91 a couple years ago...I have torches so it was easy for me but the hardest part was getting the bolts out - rust belt truck.......My 92 has developed the death wobble in the last month or so....Time for bushings and new front shocks in my case.

 

[Goofyexponent]

There is a sleeve in therre you need to take out as well...then the new bushings will just pop in. I did them when I did my D60 swap....took all of 15 minutes or so. There are pics, but I gotta try and track them down.