leaf spring change
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macca74
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leaf spring change
Hi I am in need of instructions for installing a new set of rear leaf springs to my 99 dualcab if anyone has or knows where to get such online it would be appreciated
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Mud Dog
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Re: leaf spring change
Don't know of any online manuals, but this is a relatively easy task .... just allow yourself plenty time.
Chocks under front wheels, jack up rear so that the rear wheels are just touching the ground. Chock the rear wheels. Do one side at a time. Release the axle (U-bolts). Remove the lower shackle bolt. Remove the front spring hanger pin ... there are also 2 small bolts on the flange side of the pin that must be released. The leaf pack will be free to slip out. Follow your steps in reverse to fit the new leaf pack. Grease the shackle and hanger pins before putting then in and just be sure to locate the centre pin of the underside of the leaf pack into the hole in the pedestal on the axle before fitting the u-bolts. Do the same procedure to the other side
Chocks under front wheels, jack up rear so that the rear wheels are just touching the ground. Chock the rear wheels. Do one side at a time. Release the axle (U-bolts). Remove the lower shackle bolt. Remove the front spring hanger pin ... there are also 2 small bolts on the flange side of the pin that must be released. The leaf pack will be free to slip out. Follow your steps in reverse to fit the new leaf pack. Grease the shackle and hanger pins before putting then in and just be sure to locate the centre pin of the underside of the leaf pack into the hole in the pedestal on the axle before fitting the u-bolts. Do the same procedure to the other side
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Life is like a jar of Jalapeño peppers ... what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.
Don't take life too seriously ..... no-one gets out alive.
It's not about waiting for storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
And be yourself ..... everyone else is taken!