leaf spring removal
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RE: leaf spring removal
Get a floor jack and jack up the differential to where the rear wheels are off the ground. Then take the rear wheels off and you are ready to loosen the bolts on the spring. The front bolt may be frozen because of rust, in which case you will need to cut the bolt in two places to get it out. Get back with us if you run into this problem.
On Edit: I forgot to mention to block the front tires so the car won't roll, and place some jack stands under the rear axle and under the frame rails.
On Edit: I forgot to mention to block the front tires so the car won't roll, and place some jack stands under the rear axle and under the frame rails.
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RE: leaf spring removal
No, the jack has to be under the differential and the jack stands on the axle so the axle and pumpkin do not drop to the ground when you take the bolts off the spring where it is attached to the axle. You will not have jacked it up high enough to put any tension on the spring. First, take the U bolts off the axle, then the rear shackle, then the front spring bolt.
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RE: leaf spring removal
ORIGINAL: Soaring
No, the jack has to be under the differential and the jack stands on the axle so the axle and pumpkin do not drop to the ground when you take the bolts off the spring where it is attached to the axle. You will not have jacked it up high enough to put any tension on the spring. First, take the U bolts off the axle, then the rear shackle, then the front spring bolt.
No, the jack has to be under the differential and the jack stands on the axle so the axle and pumpkin do not drop to the ground when you take the bolts off the spring where it is attached to the axle. You will not have jacked it up high enough to put any tension on the spring. First, take the U bolts off the axle, then the rear shackle, then the front spring bolt.
I'd first raise the rear of the vehicle and place stands under the body such that the tires don't hit the ground when the jack is released. Put a jack under the pumpkin and raise is up until there is no tension in the springs. Remove the front bolts/install subframes and replace. Then, move to the rear and replace the shackles. By always keeping one end connected (i.e. both front bolts or both rear shackles) and a jack under the pumpkin, you don't have to mucscle it as much getting things back lined up and in place ... at least this is how I remember doing it all those years ago.
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RE: leaf spring removal
ORIGINAL: gothand
But you must have a set of jackstands under the rear of the body to support the weight of the vehicle, correct? I think that is what you mean but I'm reading it differently.
I'd first raise the rear of the vehicle and place stands under the body such that the tires don't hit the ground when the jack is released. Put a jack under the pumpkin and raise is up until there is no tension in the springs. Remove the front bolts/install subframes and replace. Then, move to the rear and replace the shackles. By always keeping one end connected (i.e. both front bolts or both rear shackles) and a jack under the pumpkin, you don't have to mucscle it as much getting things back lined up and in place ... at least this is how I remember doing it all those years ago.
ORIGINAL: Soaring
No, the jack has to be under the differential and the jack stands on the axle so the axle and pumpkin do not drop to the ground when you take the bolts off the spring where it is attached to the axle. You will not have jacked it up high enough to put any tension on the spring. First, take the U bolts off the axle, then the rear shackle, then the front spring bolt.
No, the jack has to be under the differential and the jack stands on the axle so the axle and pumpkin do not drop to the ground when you take the bolts off the spring where it is attached to the axle. You will not have jacked it up high enough to put any tension on the spring. First, take the U bolts off the axle, then the rear shackle, then the front spring bolt.
I'd first raise the rear of the vehicle and place stands under the body such that the tires don't hit the ground when the jack is released. Put a jack under the pumpkin and raise is up until there is no tension in the springs. Remove the front bolts/install subframes and replace. Then, move to the rear and replace the shackles. By always keeping one end connected (i.e. both front bolts or both rear shackles) and a jack under the pumpkin, you don't have to mucscle it as much getting things back lined up and in place ... at least this is how I remember doing it all those years ago.
