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I can't find the articles you mentioned. I tried to search, but only found articles referring to the bushings as causes to other problems. What is necessary to remove, the tires, shocks, springs? Obviously the drive shaft, and calipers to prevent strain on the hoses.
I noticed that on the Bronco Graveyard website it mentions that the bushing kit replaces the "welded on washer". The only thing I noticed on my truck is a spacer welded on the back side of the bracket which is about 1/4" thick. The plastic spacer was placed backwards so the hollow portion of the plastic spacer fit over the welded on spacer, then the flat side of the plastic spacer faced the smaller bushing, the flat washer and then the nut. Am I supposed to grind the welded on spacer off of the bracket and place the white plastic spacer with the flat side against the bracket???
Finished the job but noticed the nuts bottomed out at the end of the threads on the radius arms. Doesn't look like the smaller bushing compressed much. Think it should be ok??? Also noticed the pinion seal is leaking, but no other problems with the rear end, is this hard to change?
From front-cupped washer, large bushing, bracket, plastic spacer, small bushing, flat washer, nut. There is about 1/2" of thread exposed at the end of the arm. It seems like the nut ran down all the way to the end(or beginning) of the threads where the shaft goes smooth. Doesn't look like the small bushing compressed very much.
That sounds right. You don't want the rear bushing compressed too much, just as long as it doesn't spin or wobble around. If that is an issue, you might need another flat washer behind the nut.
