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I installed the inner tube in the upper bushing.
After you put the weight of the cab on the upper bushing, the bolt and inner tube will hang down a little bit.
Press the lower bushing over the inner tube and it should stay put. Then you just have a big washer an nut to install.
If you had...
Ok, here is what I did.
Passenger side: pulled the nut off, used the cab lift cylinder to lif the cab front and swap was easy. I left the bolt snug but not tight. Moved to Driver side.
Driver side:
I pulled the grill off. removed the nut from underneath using an extension and breaker...
Created a second thread just in the hardware.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/bushing-hardware.213971/
Maybe it is more searchable.
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On the passenger side the nut came off with a big cheater bar, but the bolt was rusted into the sleeve and luckily @fuzzytoaster had a forklift handy. We used the forklift and stacked sockets to apply constant pressure on the tip of the bolt, then I hit the underside of the fork with a sledge...
If I recall right….. was that a square head bolt?
Mine looks really rusty and would not be surprised if I have to replace.
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Anyone have a write up or video on the easiest way to get the driver side swapped? I did the passenger side once and it was no fun. Had to use a forklift to lift on the bolt tip then a sledge hammer to pop it loose. I don’t have access to a forklift anymore. The driver side looks worse….
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