quick help

[BDSeff1fitty]

searched like 5 or 6 different words and can't find exactly what im looking for.

i just got my front axle and leafs off, took like 5 minutes.

now the rear i have gotten the back bolts out and its free from the frame, but the front ones (still on the rear leaf back/axle)i am having a hard time getting off. i got the nut off, it just won't hammer out. i pulled the 2 small bolts out (the ones on the outside of the frame rail) but as i was looking it looks like there is threads so it would have to twist off some how. but its not a bolt so it has not head. is there a special tool i am needing?

 

[e rock]

is there a special tool i am needing?

1. A torch to melt/burn the bushings - even a little propane one will work. Lots of smoke means it's working. Watch out for wires and brake lines nearby.

2. A bigger hammer. If you plan on re-using those spring pins, use something soft like a brass drift to protect the threads on the end.

 

[BDSeff1fitty]

1. A torch to melt/burn the bushings - even a little propane one will work. Lots of smoke means it's working. Watch out for wires and brake lines nearby.

2. A bigger hammer. If you plan on re-using those spring pins, use something soft like a brass drift to protect the threads on the end.

so it does not twist out? and if i do burn out the bushings, where can i purchase more?

 

[e rock]

so it does not twist out? and if i do burn out the bushings, where can i purchase more?

No twisting. The big nut and the two smaller bolts hold it in place. Over time, the bushings sieze themselves to the pin and there is usually no way to get them freed from one another without flaming destruction.

The bushings can be had from just about any Cruiser retailer. They're cheap enough that it's silly NOT to replace them all while you've got the springs off. The choice of rubber or poly is entirely up to you.

 

[BDSeff1fitty]

ok thanks for the help.