Re: TOY: Leaf spring hanger bolt/bushing removal...

[Bruce Robertson <mrmomo.geo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Man, I should have bought a california/Arizona truck.
It took me 10 minutes to Chisel the leafs off the axle
(with it hanging un-supported!) I think Burning out
the bushing is going to be what happens (or heating it
up to soften it, then get some of this pb blaster that
everyone is talking about...

Thanks :-)

Bruce
P.S. Glad to hear that my front axle isn't all wierd!


--- Steve Keene <stkeene@highstream.net> wrote:
> I have an 81 and the flat spot on on side of the
> axle is normal.  The plates
> that go under the axle look very different.  But,
> many people do a "U" bolt
> flip here and eliminate tham anyway.  I have'nt hit
> my "U" bolts on anything
> much so I'm still stock there.
> 
> Getting the front bolts out?  Well I live in Calif.
> where there is'nt much
> rust.   Mine were a little stuck.  I just put a
> wrench or locking pliers on
> the head, kept spraying with WD40, twisted the head,
> and tapped on the
> threaded end until they came out.  Only took about
> 10 minutes per side.
> Probably not near as much rust as you have.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Brown" <r.c.brown@ieee.org>
> To: "toyota mailing list" <toyota@4x4wire.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: TOY: Leaf spring hanger bolt/bushing
> removal...
> 
> 
> > >     Still slowly working my way through my lift
> kit
> > > install on my '82, rear end totally done, front
> end
> > > 3/4 apart. First strange thing I noticed (front
> end)
> > > was the U-bolt plate (on the bottom of the axle)
> is
> > > different on the drivers side from the passenger
> side,
> > > infact, the passenger side looks like the leaf
> spring
> > > could be mounted under the axle (has a big flat
> spot
> > > welded to the bottom of the axle housing). Is
> this
> > > normal???  After chiseling the leaf springs off
> the
> > > axle (with everything unbolted and disconnected
> I
> > > could hang the axle off the springs with just
> the rust
> > > holding it) I now am finding it Completely
> IMPOSSIBLE
> > > to remove the front hanger bolt. I easily
> removed the
> > > large (19mm) nut and the two (12mm) bolts that
> hold it
> > > in. I have tried to press the bolt out with a
> C-clamp,
> > > I have hammered on the end of it (with the nut
> on) I
> > > have tried to get a chisel in to force it out,
> but
> > > NOTHING is working (it is currently soaking in
> > > releaser)  Besides burning out the bushing,
> (really
> > > don't want the stank of doing that) does anyone
> have
> > > any other suggestions? -Air chisel maybe?
> >
> > Usually the rubber bushing and the steel pin sort
> of rust together and
> > make a big lump of iron oxide/rubber stuff that
> sits in the middle of
> > the spring eye.  You might try heating the spring
> pin enough to start
> > the rubber smoking a little then try the clamp or
> hammer and try
> > something like PB Blaster.  It'll take some time
> for the liquid to
> > penetrate to the center of the spring eye and
> soften the rust.  It took
> > me most of a day to get my rear spring shackle out
> when I did my '85
> > springs.  Every 30 minutes or so, I'd hit it with
> heat/hammer/oil work
> > on it a little then let it sit.  Pretty soon it
> popped apart and I was
> > able to reuse all the parts (except the bushing
> which I replaced with
> > polyurethane).
> > 4x4Wire.com Toyota Section
> http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/
> >
> 
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Bruce Robertson "MrMomo"  Vehicles in my driveway:
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