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2010/06/22 17:33:29 (permalink)
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Radius rods.

Im having trouble puttig the bolt in the radius rod. Ive tried it with the diff at all heights but whatever I do it still seems to be about half a bolt width out. Ford used to have a special tool that would pull the rod to the bracket on the diff so the bolt would go in. Im just wondering how folks on here have solved this problem?
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    RE: Radius rods. 2010/06/22 18:04:29 (permalink)
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    Did you check the distance between the rear bush insert and the front bracket holes? The rear bush is offset and needs to rotated prior to pressing in to give a distance of 252mm. You slide in the front bolt first and then you should be able to get the rear bolt through using a screwdriver as a lever. You need to lower the car and put the weight on the wheels THEN tighten the nuts to spec. The special ford tool would be unobtainable now, it looks like a dual claw with a rod on a pivot
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    RE: Radius rods. 2010/06/24 12:03:31 (permalink)
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    Thanks JR, I didn't realize those bushes were off centre. Also with the nolathane bushes there is less compliance to make it fit. What I did was load the boot up with bricks and jacked the diff up to get the holes as close as possible then ground the threaded end of the bolt a bit pointy. This allowed the bolt to centralize and pull the bush that last bit into line. Another job done.
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