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I know drive axle walking beam suspension isn't popular anymore. But for those people needing to re-bush one,
I have a Quick and Dirty way to remove the beams.
#1 park truck so axles are straight
#2 block front wheels and back off the slack adjusters on drives
#3 jack and support mid frame to allow for room to work
#4 remove rear tires and reinstall outside tires with just a few lug nuts
#5 remove the bolts holding S-cam to brake spiders on all four corners.
#6 swing S-cams with air cans attached straight up as high as you can and tie them up out of the way
#7 loosen the center bushing cap bolts or studs
#8 Get a gas powered cut-off saw and 5 metal cutting blades, 12"to 14" dia and a 2X6x12 long block of wood
#9 Set saw up on block for height, plus it will tilt the blade up ward
#10 wear face protection and gloves, fire up the saw and cut dead center of the rubber bushings on the end of the beams
#11 steady feed and it will cut through the rubber, steel pin, the centering puck and bolt.
#12 set-up time and cutting them out under two hours.
#13 drop the beams with a jack and knock out the remaining pucks from axle hangers.
I don't know if anyone can use this info but it's the fastest way I know of and have been doing it this way for 30
years. God I hope this comes out the way I typed it.
I have a Quick and Dirty way to remove the beams.
#1 park truck so axles are straight
#2 block front wheels and back off the slack adjusters on drives
#3 jack and support mid frame to allow for room to work
#4 remove rear tires and reinstall outside tires with just a few lug nuts
#5 remove the bolts holding S-cam to brake spiders on all four corners.
#6 swing S-cams with air cans attached straight up as high as you can and tie them up out of the way
#7 loosen the center bushing cap bolts or studs
#8 Get a gas powered cut-off saw and 5 metal cutting blades, 12"to 14" dia and a 2X6x12 long block of wood
#9 Set saw up on block for height, plus it will tilt the blade up ward
#10 wear face protection and gloves, fire up the saw and cut dead center of the rubber bushings on the end of the beams
#11 steady feed and it will cut through the rubber, steel pin, the centering puck and bolt.
#12 set-up time and cutting them out under two hours.
#13 drop the beams with a jack and knock out the remaining pucks from axle hangers.
I don't know if anyone can use this info but it's the fastest way I know of and have been doing it this way for 30
years. God I hope this comes out the way I typed it.