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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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leaf spring mount

i just ordered a leafspring mount for my 1993 ford f150 2wd. my old one broke this winter as i was hauling a bed full of wood for a family member. i was wandering if there was anything i should know before a jump into this project. im pretty sure all i gotta do is grind out the old rivits and take the bolt out if the shackle and replace it all? any suggestions????
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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call some buddies up, get a case, and take all saturday afternoon "working".
 
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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i planned on the case of beer. i always get that after i go to the auto parts store it seems like. adn my buddie is always there to do the jobs i dont wanna do like grinding rivits out lol.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by kennyrandolph
i just ordered a leafspring mount for my 1993 ford f150 2wd. my old one broke this winter as i was hauling a bed full of wood for a family member. i was wandering if there was anything i should know before a jump into this project. im pretty sure all i gotta do is grind out the old rivits and take the bolt out if the shackle and replace it all? any suggestions????
I would have two jacks ready. Being able to lift the axle and frame seperately makes it much easier to take the weight off the shackle and makes it a breeze to refit. The only other problem is if the bolt is siezed in the bush. On mine I had to burn the bush out and then get the bolt out of the old steel tube and then fit a new bush.
Other than that it is akward, frustrating but not that difficult.
Good luck with it.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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thanks for all your helpo guys now i just waiting on it to get here in the mail so i can get my hands dirty
 
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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lots of answers to this if you use advanced search.
 
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