removing bolt from leaf spring bushing?
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From: Shawnee , KS
removing bolt from leaf spring bushing?
anyone ever tried to push the bolt out with like a gear puller?
http://www.northerntool.com/images/p.../153901_lg.jpg
I have this project coming up maybe this weekend and thought this may be a way to get that stubborn bolt out with relatively small mounts of pain.
http://www.northerntool.com/images/p.../153901_lg.jpg
I have this project coming up maybe this weekend and thought this may be a way to get that stubborn bolt out with relatively small mounts of pain.
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The best way I've found is to completely remove the spring from the truck, and, while laying it on it's side against a brick or something equally hard, use a punch and a BFH to hammer it out.
Hope this helps some!
Hope this helps some!
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i had to use a jack with some carefully places chains that held the spring down, while the jack only pushed up on the bolt. Yeah it was a lot of work
The BFH and a brick didnt work for me, it shattered the brick, and nothing happened.
If you could get your hands on a hydraulic press that would work too
The BFH and a brick didnt work for me, it shattered the brick, and nothing happened.
If you could get your hands on a hydraulic press that would work too
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From: Monmouth County, NJ
+1 on 83project's suggestion. If you're replacing worn suspension parts that bushing is probably pretty worn out too, and should be removed for replacement anyway.
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I agree, heat the sleeve till it melts the rubber like a smore on a campfire and just slide it out.
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