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- Nov 27, 2007
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- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Transmission
- Manual
This is a 96 Ranger 2WD 4.0.
The factory manual says to remove and replace the "Insulators, Radius Arm":
1. Loosen upper shock absorber bolt
2. Remove the nut, washer, outer insulator and spacer.
3. Move radius arm and axle assembly forward out of bracket.
This is where I hit the brick wall. There is no way the axle assembly can be mover more than about 1/4" forward and it must move more than 2" to get the forward insulator (Bushing) off.
Is there a trick to doing this without going thru the whole procedure of removing the radius are completely?
The factory manual says to remove and replace the "Insulators, Radius Arm":
1. Loosen upper shock absorber bolt
2. Remove the nut, washer, outer insulator and spacer.
3. Move radius arm and axle assembly forward out of bracket.
This is where I hit the brick wall. There is no way the axle assembly can be mover more than about 1/4" forward and it must move more than 2" to get the forward insulator (Bushing) off.
Is there a trick to doing this without going thru the whole procedure of removing the radius are completely?
