how to change radius arm bushings on a 93 explorer.wmv

[texfanusa]

Ah, much obliged for sharing this vid for I'm about to do this on my '95 Ranger, which should be pretty similar. First Ford I've had to fool with, so I was just curious to see how they had things set up. No wonder a local shop wants an arm and a leg (I was curious and had to ask after finding out it couldn't be aligned thanks to worn bushings...)! Thank goodness I've civilian-contractor access to an auto craft shop at Ft. Campbell (hate doing this on the ground! LOL)... Thanks again!

[benstaxidermy]

You shoud have said somthing about that bolt on top of the axel has to come off befor you can compress you spring to take you spring off.

[wesmccollaum]

This guy is an idiot.When he puts the bushings on the Radius arm he puts the first one on backwards.I came here specifically to see the order of install of the bushings.I put them on in the order he did and they disintegrated.BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mccormickchainsaw]

@wesmccollaum thats funny 30,000 miles on them so far and they are fine this includes offroad travel

[gquinney]

I replaced mine by removing the bracket that is riveted onto the frame. Replaced the rivets with bolts. Did not even remove the tire and wheel. had to come-along the radius arm enough to compress the bushing to start the end bolt on the arm but that was nothing. Only took about an hour---

[hackurputer]

you might call this a redneck way or a genius way but it works!!! i didnt have to take one bolt off i took a hole saw and made rubber washers out of a old tire used the side of the tire cuz of no wire mesh then cut the center out for the shaft made a slit in the washer and just staked them side by side in to the radius shaft and it works!!!! good thing about this you can make more when they wear out. just thought of it one night and tried it and it works.

[390merc65]

the reason for the radius arm is to hold the front end together ..imagine of you drove this without a radius arm in place..the wheel wood fold back and under your truck as soon as you took off down the road..chevy does not have this for one simple reason..look at the bottom control arm on chevys ,,you will see it has 2 mounting points spread far apart..it does the same job as a radius arm but becuase the 2 mounting points are so far apart it does not need a radius arm

[brokenarrow2222]

Hey guys, i need you to change the one in my van.

[mccormickchainsaw]

@brokenarrow2222 bring er on down 

[speck444]

thanks for the advice i will get the compresser you said it seemed to work real well and safe thats the main thing i cant thank you enough

[mccormickchainsaw]

@speck444 not a problem bud

[speck444]

yea you look as though you have done a few thats for sure i have a 71 gmc truck ive got to do the whole front end on i was wondering if you ever tried the spring compresser that gos through the middle it looks safer than the one ive got now with just a single claw on it only used it on struts thanks

[mccormickchainsaw]

@speck444 the ones that go threw the middle are safer but harder to use in a instance like this get a set of 2 like i have

[speck444]

is compressing those coil springs as scary as it looks you didnt seem to worried thanks those bushings look harder to change than the 77 f150

[mccormickchainsaw]

@speck444 it sorrda is i have compressed springs so many times i do not even think about it. The 77 F-150 should us epretty much the same setup

[thanxx]

I LOVE YOUR STEEL TOE CAPPED SAFETY BOOTS JOHN!

[willidog]

Nice video....I have to do this repair soon.

[FRUNTCASTER]

I hate my wife's '94 Exploder. . . Ford broke the "shit" mold when they came out with those donkey turds.

[mccormickchainsaw]

@FRUNTCASTER i think so to but i love ford trucks

[mccormickmail]

I hate being on video boy but my camera does a nice job. lol

rhauf1 we thought about doing it that way but you just can not trust everyone with a force multiplying device. lol You can also put a slit in the rubber piece on the front of the radius arm and hope it holds, we considered that as well. lol

Gotta try and do it the right way.

[ExmoorMist]

Good job done!

Dont you just love it when they design something easy to build but a pain to repair?

BTW thats a beatiful lookin area you live in :)

[mccormickchainsaw]

@ExmoorMist thanks yes i do i kove it here

[rhauf1]

I've changed radius arm bushings on 3 broncos, and an explorer.. without removing a single nut other than the one at the end of the radius arm. all you need is a tree, a chain, a comealong, and a jack. and about 30 minutes. oh, and the socket for the nut.

[88quadzilla88]

@rhauf1 explain how u did that please