So I have my bed off but I can't seem to get the bolts out of the hangers to unbolt my leafs. Do they HAVE to come out or can I cut the rivets...flip the hangers, and just go on with the process? Thanks in advanced!

 

it will make it alot easier if you unbolt them, get some PB blaster or wd40, otherwise your gonna have to get that grinder in weird *** positions and you may cut thru the hanger because of it.

 

uh...yeah the leafs need to be unbolted from the hanger. Use heat or a breaker bar or a air gun since you've got your bed off.

 

I got it soaked in PB right now but it just won't come through. I'm gonna go at it with a grinder on this side...it's only got two rivets and the others are bolts.....EFF this is more than a one man job, lol....

 

heat? air impact?

 

no heat available...i got the bolt loose form the nut, it just won't pull through the bushing I'm assuming....

 

no impact available either....haha sorry

 

get an open end wrench in there and pull the bolt out. or a prybar. or a slide hammer/puller. may need to play with the amount of load on the spring a little bit with the floor jack.

 

yea jack the axle up and it should relieve some pressure on the leafs, allowing you to get the bolt out, it for sure is not a one man job, althought when i did it keith stood there and made sure i didnt get pinned under my truck and hand me tools that i needed

 

lol the left side is what your talking about i bet, mine was the same way 2 bolts and 2 rivets

 

blah...a superlift or a DJM 4/5 is a one man job. come on people...make it happen with one person. jeeeze. lol. I've gotten good at dropping trans and putting it back in with one person.

 

My bolts were fused to the metal sleeve that goes through the bushing. I ended up using a sawzall and cutting the bolt and replacing the bushings and bolts. Energy suspension has a set of bushings for pretty cheap.

 

Just make sure to replace those rivets with Grade 8 bolts.

For Future Reference:
Get yourself a torch!! Propane, MAPP dosent matter it will make your life so much easier doing stuff like this.

 

you can do a superlift but you cant do emblems.. fail!

 

ok...got the two rivet head soff without cuttin through the hanger.....onto the drilling............

 

This answer to this:

Use your superhuman strength, make a retarded face.. and pry that bolt off!

 

got the grade 8's right next to me. bolts, nuts, and lock washers :)

 

there are various ways to get those rivets out but i didnt drill mine, after i cut the heads out i took a BFH and a punch and knocked them out

 

Have you tried using a cheater pipe?

 

You forgot to tell him to add the 13 dirty words that help to...

 

does that go something like
you ****ing son of a ***** i hope you rot in hell and die?
oh wait thats 14 lol

 

I can do 3 thank you. And well...I havn't had the right mindset to finish the two new emblems I've got sitting next to me. Remember...I did my first well over a two year ago and it has been on my tailgate for over a year now. You emblems were....well...easy as hell thanks to you wanting to paint the downhill portions of it buddo...get yourself some of the 06+'s and get to work. You'll see what a pain it is...

 

I thought it was 14?

**** **** **** **** c(hicken)sucker mother ****er **** fart turd ****?

 

...onto the next side....ugh

 

na im good with my old emblems, too many people are rockin 06 badges and tails, id rather have my truck be unique than be trendy. and i wasnt talkin about the badges i was talkin ford emblems! lol