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As many deuces as a re getting bobbed, the market should be flooded with core dogbones. I have 6 nice ones I saved from a bob job.
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hah..ok..yea, I enjoy the BIG 6x6...definitely not going to bob it! OR part it out..this truck is in excellent condition (except for the things I personally break) lol...It's a keeperglad to see you care about your truck .
I see posts about bobing and scraping way too much .
And yes I was a smart a$$ .
just testing the waters hoping there were still a few people trying to save the deuce
You are 100% correct. Thats why I refer to them as cores. Rebuild them as you get them so you have one or two ready to go.Right, 4x4, but where are they and more importantly, is the rubber worth their own weight. I mean, are they just as dried out and used like the ones we are trying to replace. I guess they would be a good back up for a quick fix. I've seen some new ones for sale but they seem expensive esp. to do all of them for piece of mind.
The ends can be tough to press in and out without damaging the new ones. I find it helps alot to heat the dogbone and freeze the ends before pressing. Also, when you press them in don't press on the center or you'll destroy them (press on the outside edge).
I don't think this is that big of a design problem. I think it's more of everybody running around with 30 year old dogbones. Rubber parts usually don't make it that long without comming apart.
Wouldn't welding on the the new insert just destroy the new rubber? What is the point of changing the insert just to damage the new one?Do you have a Hi-lift jack? With the clamp end on it, you could clamp the square axle tube and try to twist it. (like a giant lever)I've done this before with beams in my house, just a thought, I don't know exactly how you axles are situated right now.
Also, the torque rod ends, does it seem like a design flaw? If they are prone to popping out like we have all seen, why isn't there a bar or giant washer welded on them normally out of the box (opposite the threaded stud). I know that this is a way to quick repair to limp home, but wouldn't it make sence if they were fabbed this way to act like a keeper so this wouldn't ever happen?
Did I miss them?OK...UPDATE!! I finally found a way to rotate the axle...and fairly effortlessly as well! I will post pictures to show how I did it in a few minutes
Thats EXACTLY how we fixed it too! Good work, what a PIA it was when we did it...I bet your glad thats over withSorry for not posting the pics...I'll do that right now!
UPDATE - ok here they are! Im missing a picture though...of the dog-bone above the ripped out end link...it was up against the rubber bumper...but wouldnt slide past it until I lifted the body up a little with my hi-lift.
I tried the come-a-long which you can see in the first picture, but it wasnt moving...
Heres how you do it...(for the 3rd *rear* axle..if the TOP dog-bone is bad)
1) Jack up the rear axle and set it on two jackstands (as close to the ground as possible without touching it - for safety)
2) Then place the jack on the dog-bone mount and lift up to relieve some pressure
3) Simply place your hands on the rear tire, and rotate the suspended wheel in the same direction you'd like to rotate the axle
4) Lower Jack, rotation complete...continue with project and replacing parts!
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