Posted by Keith in Washington on Tuesday, November 02, 2004 at 5:42PM :
In Reply to: Leaf spring removal posted by Casey Lawson on Tuesday, November 02, 2004 at 4:44PM :
IT is simple. I have used a short piece of galvanized pipe that will screw into the grease nipple hole and then used a cheap side hammer to pull them out. It is the upper rear ones that are the problem. You made need to apply heat to the inside end of the pin (actually the mount) as they can rust in place. Make sure that there is no weight on the springs when you pull the pins. I usually unbolt the springs from the axle first. The U bolts can be more of a problem than the pins. Make sure that you heat up the nuts then back them off the u bolts. It would not hurt to wire brush the exposed threads and apply lots of penetrating oil in several days before you attemp to remove them. I end up breaking 50% of the bolts.