Update all bushings and new shackles are in still waiting on the a new bracket. It was not as bad as I thought it would be lucky me my bud Mic stopped by I needed a third hand with the ball joint press. I used one of the drivers out of my new bushing driver set this bushing needed an extra bearing race as room was short on the back side. I made a tool to crimp the back side in like Ford did it would have worked if I had it out in a press. Now I understand why ford crimped the bushings in I will tack weld the pivot bushings in tomorrow for insurance.
On to the bushings on the ends of the leaf springs I was dreading it. The O.D. of the new bushing was 2.205 the bushing driver set had one 1.995 and one at 2.240. In my head I would thing the hole in the spring end was 2" so use the 1.995 well it wanted to cock off to the side when pressing. About this time Mic showed up with his extra hand I used the bushing driver that was larger 2.240. All was going well I pushed the old bushing out about a 1/2" stopped to swap back the the smaller driver. The driver was stuck I thought this can not be good. I did get it out by driving a screwdriver in this place on the end of the spring eye to spread it open are relieved the tension the driver came out..
HUMMM its not a closed link it has tension on it I put the bigger driver back in and forced the old bushing about 3/4 of the way out that is as far as the cup on the end of the ball joint press would let me go.
This is where dumb luck comes in I removed the press the old spring bushing fell out the oversized bushing driver has the eye of the spring opened up.
I put the new bushing in the spring it goes at least haft way in EZ till it hits the bushing driver I left in the spring.
I put the ball joint press back on with a piece of metal again the new bushing it drives in the new bushing the bushing driver falls out the other end life is good.
It feels good to see a tool you think will come in handy and it pays for itself the first time you use it Dumb luck...
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