how to remove leaf springs??
02-09-2010, 04:52 PM
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how to remove leaf springs??
ok i know how to remove them but im stuck on trying to get the bolt out of the rear shackle....it does come out right? am i missing something or should i BFH it and call it a night??
02-09-2010, 04:55 PM
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the shackles (if they are stock toyota one) are two piece units. The bolts are attached to the outside shackle plates, and the other side is held on with the nuts
02-09-2010, 05:06 PM
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Not to hijack this thread... but any good suggestions for loosening the bolt at the front of the leaf? my attempts are turning into one trip after another to Sears to swap out split sockets! That bolt is not going anywhere.
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02-09-2010, 06:49 PM
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Cut it off??!!
it just doesn't come out?
If I cut it off, then I'll have to get a new bolt?
Also, I don't have the 2 bolts that hold the big bolt in. Mine just has one large 19mm bolt and a nut on the backside
it just doesn't come out?
If I cut it off, then I'll have to get a new bolt?
Also, I don't have the 2 bolts that hold the big bolt in. Mine just has one large 19mm bolt and a nut on the backside
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02-09-2010, 07:01 PM
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I guess what I'm saying is, why doesn't it come off? the head of the bolt isn't tack welded in place. My weak point is the sockets, they just split down the side! I could have a 20 ft breaker bar and it wouldn't do me any good... are they just so tight that they require a impact socket with a big bar on it?
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02-09-2010, 07:33 PM
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Well..
When i did em on my 81, which, mind you, is alot older than your truck.
I put a 3FT breaker bar on a 1/2in drive ratchet/socket
And it still didnt move.
I soaked it in PB blaster, and 15 minutes later it finally broke loose
When i did em on my 81, which, mind you, is alot older than your truck.
I put a 3FT breaker bar on a 1/2in drive ratchet/socket
And it still didnt move.
I soaked it in PB blaster, and 15 minutes later it finally broke loose
02-09-2010, 07:37 PM
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get a fire wrench on it. heat it up, it should come out then. and as Teuf said, what's a new bolt going to cost? $5? also, an impact socket would serve well as opposed to the ones you continue to break.
02-10-2010, 05:55 PM
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yes impact socket would def work a whole lot better, but i have the same prob at the moment, i got the inner nut off but the bolt itself WILL NOT COME OUT lmao im gonna sawzall it but for some odd reason ALL of my blades went missing 0_o
02-10-2010, 06:28 PM
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Yoterr i'd check and see if theres the two bolts that have a plate that hold the bolt on.
I think my truck has those, and i know for a fact that my 81 did, too.
I think my truck has those, and i know for a fact that my 81 did, too.
