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**slepysal** · 03-24-2007, 08:32 PM

Ok so I am so pissed off right now!! How do yo take off the rear springs ????? My shop manual was useless, Remove springs.
Right now I have my shocks off, the trailing arms are on the ground and I am lost please help !!!!!!!

**slepysal** · 03-24-2007, 09:41 PM

come on any one ????

1restorick · 03-24-2007, 10:30 PM

Al, I just changed mine this week. Soak the bolts with penetrating oil and unbolt the lower spring bolts first. Your spring retainers have a built in nut so all you will need is a breaker bar or impact wrench to break the bolts free. After the lower bolts are out, lower the rearend completely. Then with a long extension you can get to the upper bolts. You will need to place a wrench inside the frame to hold the nuts from spinning If you place a floor jack under the differential you can change both springs at the same time. If your lucky the upper bolts will break from old age and corrosion and save you some time. Best of luck.

Rick

PrerunnerRob · 03-24-2007, 10:52 PM

With a torch!!!!

Seriously, lots of pentrating oil, lots of beating with a hammer to shake the rust loose, and a big wrench with a cheater bar. I let mine soak for week and ended up torching them off.

**slepysal** · 03-24-2007, 11:18 PM

thanks, well I was able to get the bottom bolt loose and the top one off, on the right side. I Know I must be doing some thing wrong, becuse it shouldnt be this hard !!!
I gave up and thought I would just put things back the way they were, WRONG !!!!
I can't get the u bolts to line up to my axle!!! I swear I cant even get this thing back to the way it was !!!
ANy tips on putting things back to the way they were? Maybe I am jacking it up wrong ? HELP!!!

PrerunnerRob · 03-25-2007, 10:45 PM

Undo your panhard bar if you havenet already, put a jack under the rear end, and slide it side to side until the u-bolts line up. that should work, and if not, undo the trailing arms until everything is loose and moveable. Good luck!

**slepysal** · 03-25-2007, 10:48 PM

Thanks Prerunner !!! What about jackstand placment ?

03-24-2007, 08:32 PM	#1
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	rear spring help !!! Ok so I am so pissed off right now!! How do yo take off the rear springs ????? My shop manual was useless, Remove springs. Right now I have my shocks off, the trailing arms are on the ground and I am lost please help !!!!!!!

03-24-2007, 09:41 PM	#2
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: rear spring help !!! come on any one ????

03-24-2007, 10:30 PM	#3
1restorick Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South West Pennsylvania Posts: 164	Re: rear spring help !!! Al, I just changed mine this week. Soak the bolts with penetrating oil and unbolt the lower spring bolts first. Your spring retainers have a built in nut so all you will need is a breaker bar or impact wrench to break the bolts free. After the lower bolts are out, lower the rearend completely. Then with a long extension you can get to the upper bolts. You will need to place a wrench inside the frame to hold the nuts from spinning If you place a floor jack under the differential you can change both springs at the same time. If your lucky the upper bolts will break from old age and corrosion and save you some time. Best of luck. Rick __________________ RED RUMBLE 1963 C10 Chevy Truck Owned since 1984

03-24-2007, 10:52 PM	#4
PrerunnerRob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 847	Re: rear spring help !!! With a torch!!!! Seriously, lots of pentrating oil, lots of beating with a hammer to shake the rust loose, and a big wrench with a cheater bar. I let mine soak for week and ended up torching them off.

03-24-2007, 11:18 PM	#5
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: rear spring help !!! thanks, well I was able to get the bottom bolt loose and the top one off, on the right side. I Know I must be doing some thing wrong, becuse it shouldnt be this hard !!! I gave up and thought I would just put things back the way they were, WRONG !!!! I can't get the u bolts to line up to my axle!!! I swear I cant even get this thing back to the way it was !!! ANy tips on putting things back to the way they were? Maybe I am jacking it up wrong ? HELP!!! Last edited by slepysal; 03-24-2007 at 11:18 PM.

03-25-2007, 10:45 PM	#6
PrerunnerRob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 847	Re: rear spring help !!! Undo your panhard bar if you havenet already, put a jack under the rear end, and slide it side to side until the u-bolts line up. that should work, and if not, undo the trailing arms until everything is loose and moveable. Good luck!

03-25-2007, 10:48 PM	#7
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: rear spring help !!! Thanks Prerunner !!! What about jackstand placment ? Last edited by slepysal; 03-25-2007 at 10:57 PM.



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