How to remove leaf spring hangers?

db · Post by db » Sat Feb 10, 07 1:52 pm

Any tips folks?
The bolts are seized into the leaf eyes. I can't even get a socket or spanner onto the heads of the front bolts cos the chassis is in the way! The spring hanger plates are rivetted to the chassis...

Grinder is coming out to play shortly i think....grrr

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sat Feb 10, 07 2:01 pm

Sure those spring hangers are riveted?

Mine unbolt.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Feb 10, 07 2:07 pm

I was just reading this. Mine are bolted.

To get my front hangers off I needed to remove the U bolts which ment I also needed new U bolts and so I havent done it yet.

latil · Post by **latil** » Sat Feb 10, 07 3:15 pm

Mine are bolted too

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Feb 10, 07 3:52 pm

Should be bolted on, deep socket usually gets in there...

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Feb 10, 07 8:51 pm

They look like rivets,but there not,same set up as the wheel studs

db · Post by db » Sun Feb 11, 07 9:48 am

Thanks for the input folks, on pickups they ARE rivetted! So is the rear X-member which was badly rotted so thats come off aswell.
Anyone got a pair of long-ish shocks for sale? One of mine is shot.
So, last night Mr Grinder came out to play. On the way he called for Mr Lumphammer, Miss Bigchisel and the Crowbar family.
My drive looks like a battlefield now- rivet shrapnel, 1/4" thick rust flakes, hacked-up U-bolts & leaf springs- had to cut off the eyes in situ to get at one of the rivets on each hanger (i could have gone for the other end of the rivets inside the chassis but i'd have had to strip out the exhausts, dodge brake pipes & wiring, and i'd be working inside the 'C' of the chassis rail-yuk)
I have new springs to go on but i'll need to mod them a bit- they're off some Ford pickup and are a bit heavy-duty and a 1/2" wider!
The X-member is beyond repair i reckon so i'll bin it and bolt or weld in a couple of lengths of hefty angle. The chassis rails are rotted through where the spring mounts sit so i'll plate 'em before bolting the mounts back on. Not sure how i'll attach the springs to the axle yet- gonna be a bodge but rest assured an over-engineered bodge!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Feb 11, 07 9:58 am

Ah, I assumed we were talking cars not pick up trucks.....

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sun Feb 11, 07 6:00 pm

Blue wrote:Ah, I assumed we were talking cars not pick up trucks.....

Me too! Another reason to have your car listed under yer Avatar!

latil · Post by **latil** » Sun Feb 11, 07 6:14 pm

DOH!

A little lorry,no wonder it's different

db · Post by db » Sun Feb 11, 07 9:31 pm

Wot d'ya think me avatar is Kev! (no not the Mustang...)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Feb 12, 07 8:41 pm

Good point DB