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Posted By: samhain Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 09th 2018 4:03 pm
Workin on a 73 e100. Naturally the front end is shot, naturally parts aren’t to be found.

With the other forum gone, anyone holdin information?

Any tie rod ends and such I can make work? Weld some different spindles up? Machine different tapers?

Start from scratch, no one knows?
Posted By: frscke1 Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 09th 2018 5:14 pm
Welcome to the site Sam ....
Posted By: samhain Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 09th 2018 8:10 pm
Thank you thank you.
Posted By: samhain Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 10th 2018 2:28 am
So, the tie rods/drag link don’t look like too much trouble to make up for now.

Anyone have a diagram or actual part of the idler arm bracket, in particular the bushing I no longer have. Best I can tell the manual skips over it.

All I have left is the sleeve, end up with about 1/2” of vertical play, not sure if it should be eliminated at the top, bottom or neither. Toying around with doing one out of bronze.

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Posted By: lukester Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 10th 2018 2:29 am
welcomefrom Florida.
Hit up Jim Bulger out of Atlanta on FB. He has a wealth of early and mid Ford van Knowledge.

Jim Bulger
Posted By: samhain Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 10th 2018 2:38 am
Thanks. Not too interested in the FB
Posted By: billybob Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 11th 2018 2:11 pm
Hi drop me a call 570-851-9460 I have 4 vans and ex parts
Posted By: Wedgy Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - December 12th 2018 3:10 am
Hi Sam, Saw a couple Mid Fords in this yard in Fresno. Parts van up in Sacramento. Good luck on the search, and Welcome to the site!


https://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/d/ford-econoline-parts/6747348772.html
https://fresno.craigslist.org/pts/d/parting-out-71-ford-econoline/6735805484.html
Posted By: maples01 Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - April 25th 2019 4:45 am
You will need to buy a new pin, I don't recall the name of it, I bought one years ago for the future, don't need it but as how parts are getting tough to find, saw fit to stock up what I can. Spicer part # K8172
You will need to drive out the sleeve, it is part of the bushing itself, it should have come out with the rest of it.
Posted By: samhain Re: Mid ford front end 68-74 - April 27th 2019 2:36 pm
Originally Posted by maples01
You will need to buy a new pin, I don't recall the name of it, I bought one years ago for the future, don't need it but as how parts are getting tough to find, saw fit to stock up what I can. Spicer part # K8172
You will need to drive out the sleeve, it is part of the bushing itself, it should have come out with the rest of it.


I picked up some manganese bronze to replace the stock bushing. Rare parts sells the factory style idler arm kit as well as the tie rods for anyone looking to go that route.
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