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From 1968 Ford F-100 “Second try”, documented by Richard Cherico.

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1968 Ford F-100 - I-beams taken from a '73 F100. The axle pivot and radius arm bushings will be replaced with Energy polyurethane parts, and the kingpins wil… 1968 Ford F-100 - Step 1--drill out as much rubber as possible without damaging the outer sleeve since it will be reused. 1968 Ford F-100 - Step 2--pull out as much of the remaining bushing as possible with pliers so that there's less work to do in the next step. 1968 Ford F-100 - Step 3--Use one of those $10 torches that you find at the parts stores to burn out the rest of the bushing. Burn it some, the use pliers an… 1968 Ford F-100 - Step 4--clean up the sleeve with sandpaper or emory cloth. 1968 Ford F-100 - Step 5--what it should look like when you're done with this. It's now ready for the new bushing. 1968 Ford F-100 - Step 6--Carefully heat up the pin with a handheld torch 1968 Ford F-100 - Stop 7--Use a hardened drift of some sort (this is a Chevy axle pin) and a heavy dead-blow hammer to drive the pin out. It took over an hou…