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My wife took the truck out on Friday and the Coolant temp went high to 260 degrees within several miles from the house. She turned around and went home immediately. I found that the radiator was leaking on the driver's side at the top where the metal and plastic meet. I guess it is time for a new radiator. After tearing it apart I am also going to replace the thermostat, lower radiator to thermostat housing hose, radiator, and also the radiator cap. I have already flushed, cleaned and prepped everything and am waiting on my parts to arrive. Ordered GM Genuine Parts from Rock Auto and they will be here Wednesday. I hope to get the installed Thursday after work because I have inventory this weekend at work.

 

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Front Stabilizer Bushings are completed.

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Rear Leaf Spring Bushings installed.

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I completed all of the Body Bushings this weekend. I only have the Upper and Lower Control Arm Bushings left to do. I will probably put some new ball joints and/or tie rod ends on as well.  

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I forgot to take pictures yesterday, but I got everything from Rock Auto on Wednesday and got it all installed on Thursday. Truck is up and running now with no issues. Driving it to work today to check it out on the road. Maybe I will post some pictures at a later date.

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For my next project, I am going to replace my original equipment bushings. I ordered a master set of Energy Suspension Polyurethane. I also got a tub of silicone grease for them. Also, I purchased a Haynes repair manual for my truck for torque values for this project.

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You might just use charm.li (website) for the torque values and any other repair procedures you need for the truck.  It's the full-service manual for the truck, and is much more complete than the haynes pamphlet.

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The Leaf Springs weighed easily over 100 pounds each. I had to get my son to come over and help me wrangle them out and back in.

I feel like I am right side dominant after beating the metal cups out.

I cleaned everything up good and sprayed a coat of black paint on them before reassembly.

 

My wife took a short drive in the truck when it was done and said she did notice a difference in the ride for the better.

 

Next up are the Body Bushings and the Front Control Arm Bushings.

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On 5/17/2024 at 3:33 AM, davester said:

You might just use charm.li (website) for the torque values and any other repair procedures you need for the truck.  It's the full-service manual for the truck and is much more complete than the Haynes pamphlet.

I just checked this site out. Awesome. I also showed it to several coworkers, and they like it too. I just wish that I could print this out for use in my garage.

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Why can't you print it out?  It's just web pages, so you can print out whatever you want.

 

I subscribe to alldatadiy.com, which is a lot easier to search/navigate, and print out stuff that I'm going to work on.

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I completed all of the Body Bushings this weekend. I only have the Upper and Lower Control Arm Bushings left to do. I will probably put some new ball joints and/or tie rod ends on as well.

 

 

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It's going to ride like a stiff truck with all those new poly bushings, that is why manufacturers use rubber, it makes for a soft ride.  However, it should drive and respond better.

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34 minutes ago, MORSNO said:

It's going to ride like a stiff truck with all those new poly bushings, that is why manufacturers use rubber, it makes for a soft ride.  However, it should drive and respond better.

 Yes, I have done this to previous vehicles also. It will drive stiffer, tighter, and respond better. However, it is a truck and not a luxury vehicle. It will also handle much better when I am towing, or when it goes off-roading. Also, the old ones were original equipment with at least 180,000 miles on them.

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These are all that I have left to do on the poly bushings. The Control Arm Bushings, Upper, Lower, and the Ball Joints. Oh yeah, and all of the old ones are in the box.

 

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