I cant get front leaf spring bolt out. help!!!!
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I cant get front leaf spring bolt out. help!!!!
well im swapping in exploder leafs into my truck and i cant get the front bolt to even break loose on the drivers side can i heat them? i know it will get stuck when i try and pound it out what are some good tricks to getting these bolts out there a pain in the ***. right now they are soaking in wd40.
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
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well im swapping in exploder leafs into my truck and i cant get the front bolt to even break loose on the drivers side can i heat them? i know it will get stuck when i try and pound it out what are some good tricks to getting these bolts out there a pain in the ***. right now they are soaking in wd40.
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
ah ic ic... so this is what i have to look forward to!!! im going to swap exploder leaf springs in my ranger too!!!
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Cut the bolt with a sawzall and and use an air chisel to punch the rest out. Thats what I had to do when I replaced mine. But on mine, I had to end up cutting 3 out of 6 bolts with the sawzall. If you do end up cutting it off, I would suggest using a carbide blade otherwise you'll go through a bunch of regular ones.
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My shackle bolt was stuck last weekend when I did my lift. It was siezed into the sleeze of the bushing.
I brought the truck into a heavy rig garage, and the dude came out with a 3 foot long air hammer to beat it out. Took him 15 minutes with it, it looked like the truck was going to rattle apart.
He did what I would never have been able to do, so I was happy to pay the $80 labour for him to change that shackle. I figured I put in 6 hours on one bolt with no success, so I sucked it up and just paid for it to be over.
I brought the truck into a heavy rig garage, and the dude came out with a 3 foot long air hammer to beat it out. Took him 15 minutes with it, it looked like the truck was going to rattle apart.
He did what I would never have been able to do, so I was happy to pay the $80 labour for him to change that shackle. I figured I put in 6 hours on one bolt with no success, so I sucked it up and just paid for it to be over.
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Grow a pair try heating it.
i welded on the driver frame rail right next to the spring hanger
caught some plastic conduit on fire inside the frame rail at the same time... luckily i had a fire extinguisher ready ha
but seriously, a little butane torch on the bolt isn't gonna do **** to the gas tank, just make sure your well ventilated incase there are any fumes coming out.
caught some plastic conduit on fire inside the frame rail at the same time... luckily i had a fire extinguisher ready ha
but seriously, a little butane torch on the bolt isn't gonna do **** to the gas tank, just make sure your well ventilated incase there are any fumes coming out.