Frame bushings

[stonefox]

Okay,so the plot thickens.Am I right to assume that all the frame and spring bushings are the same diameter,with the only difference being the front frame bushings are longer?Mine measure 1.198 . The holes in the frame and rear spring hanger measure 1.040 .Is it possible I have the wrong bushes for the frame and rear spring hanger or do I really need to ream out .158 worth of Zinc?
Edit- In talking with Ike I think the problem is I didn't fullyremove the outer part of the original bushings.Thanks again Ike.

[I Leak Oil]

I don't know of any bushings being smaller on the earlier IIa. Sounds like you have a lot of zinc build up. The rear frame and spring bushings are the same. The front frame bushing is longer on your truck but should be the same diameter. Take a file. File down the face of the bushing tube on the frame just a little. You should be able to see where the steel tube ends and the zinc buildup starts.

[yorker]

Edit- In talking with Ike I think the problem is I didn't fullyremove the outer part of the original bushings.Thanks again Ike.

So you removed the inner metal sleeve and the rubber but left the outer bushing sleeve in the holes in the chassis where they then became soldered in with molten zinc? Sounds plausible to me.

[gudjeon]

Bushing dia. should be all the same as I installed ser2 bushings on my '57 ser1. The front ones are longer bushings as they fit all across the frame rail. If it fits loose, I would ding up the outer part of the bush with a centre punch and use green loctite to install. Its a bush repair and won't be pretty, but, it won't go anywhere.

[I Leak Oil]

If you left the old outer sleeves in the frame that would probably make the job easier. Slit the old sleeve with a saw, drive it out. Only thing is you may need to grind the faces a little to break the galv. bond.

[Terrys]

It might have been an oversight to leave the old outers in there when you had it dipped, but I'm guessing it may prove to be a good oversight; that is, assuming you don't have a bugger of a time getting them out.

[stonefox]

Terry ,I think you are right about it being a good oversight.There is just a small amount of galvy in the hole.
I got the fronts out by slicing them like you said Jason,but they were easy because they were the split bushings so I could hammmer them out from the inside.I guess that should of gave it away from the start.
I gottem on the run now!

[stonefox]

Four new in the frame.Eight in the springs. I smell Victory!