Use Everyday Tools to Remove Leaf Spring Bushings by  

I used an impact instead of a ratchet.

Bolt blaster soak for 24 hours it unseizes most thing's 👌

I'll have to try your method next time.

@@GettinJunkDone hopefully you wont have to for quite some time!

@@danielfuller10 Me too my friend!

That is all good except when the rear bushings are near the fuel tank! Like on my old Nova. A jeat wrench isn't very bright idea?!

Heat wrench I mean! Lol!!

I don't see why that wouldn't work. Good idea!

I tried the wedge, but couldn't seem to get that to work. The sawzall only worked a little bit and didn't seem to speed up the process at all. Either way I still had to pound it out with a chisel.

Air Chisel

@@GettinJunkDone there's got to be a good blade to use w the sawzall that makes it ez and maybe use a sawzall that you can slow the oscillation speed to make the cut more surgical. I'm going crazy w the plain chisel method esp since I didn't remove the leaf springs major pita lol! I sort of need to do 12 more bushings on 2 other vehicles so I'm going to look into the best way, I should be more experience after all this. The first 2 rear bushings on my '88 F150 came out completely w the press, the other two are mild nightmares, one of the bushing bolts was seized, I cut it but damaged the bracket, wasn't careful cuz was pizzing me off so careful everyone! So now I have to replace the bracket but the Dorman part looks HD and it comes w a 10.8 bushing bolt which is a bit tricky to find, need one for the other side... Parts store didn't have it- which sort of surprised me, figured it is a commonly needed part. Great vid and Thanx for posting!

bumbling with a saw? yeah, I think air chisel will do the trick... RU-vid will save the world!

I think it is two different bushings, but either way, they work the same way front and back. Push out the inner sleeve, burn the rubber, and remove. If you're replacing with poly bushings, leave the outer sleeve in place. I haven't encountered a poly bushing that came with its own outer sleeve, and without it they'll be loose and worse than an OEM replacement... but depending how bad the ones you're replacing are, probably still an improvement.

Long story short, I had a broken leaf and couldn't find an exact spring to replace it with, so I bought a used pair and replaced both sides. You may have luck leaving the springs attached to the truck, but you will have limited access. These old trucks and I have a love hate relationship!

Chances are, that is not possible. Depending on the truck and its setup, it may be easier to drop the entire rear end with the lead springs, replace the bushing, then reinstall as a giant unit, but that seems like a lot of work! I would just pull the springs separately. Otherwise you're dealing with shocks, driveshaft, brake lines, and a bunch of other stuff.

@@GettinJunkDone nah I just jacked it up on the frame I didn't have to remove the leaf spring but my knuckles are bloody lol

Thanks for watching!

Or use the 3rd on enough beer to get you through the job

Hope not?! Lol!

Sell em at the parts store

@@nickblack4653 I know they sell them at the parts store but an everyday tool would considered as any tools that almost every household has. And a ball joint press is not a everyday tool that everyone has in there garage. Good examples of everyday tools are screwdrivers, channel locks, hammers, pliers etc

It's been a long time, but I did mentioned renting the tool for free from a nearby parts store.

I don’t think so…. And there’s no renting tools for free now days

Trust me, I wish I knew of a better way too. Someone might have a better technique, of where to cut it and where to chisel it, but mine was so rusty. Hopefully you have better luck than I did. Thanks for watching!

If using a chisel, I suggest using a muffler cutting chisel. It would peel a strip into the sleeve until it was loose enough. Sure, you'd have to buy one but they aren't that expensive.

That's a great idea. An excuse to buy another tool.

A truck that works well in SOME cases is to use an appropriately sized holesaw. Whether or not you can do this depends on the size of your bushings, sleeves, and if you have a holesaw to fit, but if you do, you can cut the rubber bushing out with the holesaw in seconds.

The ball joint press? That can be rented for FREE from local parts stores.

@@GettinJunkDone Doesn't change the fact that it's a specialty tool I can rent a fucken D10 dozer is that normal tools? All you have to do is drill the rubber out,cut to cuts with a sawzall and pry the thing out

@@lsxtmt4910 Well geez, sorry. I guess I don't consider it a specialty tool since it's free to use. Good luck with your dozer rental.

Right😂😂😂

@@lsxtmt4910bro i laughed out loud at the dozer comment🤣🤣🤣

Yup, commonly available as a free rental from most auto parts chains.

You know it!

Think shop press...bro

I would

Where the hell you getting new leaf springs for 15 bucks???!!!!!

It's definitely taking the hard road?! That's for sure!!