Raceit
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- August 28, 2000
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- City, State
- Overland Park, KS
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '91 Explorer 2DR 4WD XL
I don't know what crazy nut ball would ever do anything like this, but I have metal collar over my right radius arm bushing.
I'm sure nobody needs to see a normal one, but here is the left one.
This is what makes a nasty metal on metal squeaking sound going over the smallest bump. Where the right arm pivots is actually higher then the left side. (which would explain my constant pull to the right) Since it's so high up the big washer actually rubs on the bottom of the frame.
I know every ruber mount in my Explorer needs to be replaced with either some new ruber ones or poly bushings. I have never taken a radius arm off before, so is this something that just the one bolt will undo it, or do I need any special tools?
And I fear that the rubber bushing on the right side rotted away long ago and has been wearing down the top part of the radius arm bracket itself. Will the whole radius arm braket need to be replaced? If that's the case I might-as-well go with some extended radius arms anyway.
One last question. Does removal and reattachment of the radius arm with new bushings require an alignment?
Has anyone seen anything like this before?
Thanks....
I'm sure nobody needs to see a normal one, but here is the left one.
This is what makes a nasty metal on metal squeaking sound going over the smallest bump. Where the right arm pivots is actually higher then the left side. (which would explain my constant pull to the right) Since it's so high up the big washer actually rubs on the bottom of the frame.
I know every ruber mount in my Explorer needs to be replaced with either some new ruber ones or poly bushings. I have never taken a radius arm off before, so is this something that just the one bolt will undo it, or do I need any special tools?
And I fear that the rubber bushing on the right side rotted away long ago and has been wearing down the top part of the radius arm bracket itself. Will the whole radius arm braket need to be replaced? If that's the case I might-as-well go with some extended radius arms anyway.
One last question. Does removal and reattachment of the radius arm with new bushings require an alignment?
Has anyone seen anything like this before?
Thanks....