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(4) Remove four bolts securing leaf spring front mounting bracket to the body (Fig. 37). (5) Using jack, slowly lower rear axle, permitting the forward end of rear spring to hang down. Lower (6) Remove leaf spring forward pivot bolt, then remove mounting bracket. INSTALLATION (1) Position spring mounting bracket over spring eye and install pivot bolt through center of bushing NOTE: The pivot bolt must be installed from the (2) Install the nut on the pivot bolt and lightly tighten. Do not fully tighten bolt at this time. (3) Raise the under-hoist utility jack or transmis- sion jack, guiding the forward mounting bracket into (4) Raise or lower the jack until shock absorber lower eye aligns with threads in axle housing. Install (5) Lower the vehicle and remove hoist arms and block of wood from under vehicle. (6) Tighten the spring front pivot bolt to 156 N·m (115 ft. lbs.) torque. (7) Tighten the lower shock absorber mounting bolt to 88 N·m (65 ft. lbs.) torque. SPRING MOUNTS - REAR REMOVAL (1) Remove the pin nuts securing the leaf spring rear shackle halves (Fig. 38) (Fig. 39). (2) Install a jack under the side of the axle having the leaf spring mount removed. Using the jack, sup- (3) Remove the lower mounting bolt from the shock absorber. (4) Remove the bolts attaching the leaf spring rear mount to the body of the vehicle (Fig. 40). (5) Lower the jack and the rear of the leaf spring. ing inner to outer halves of the leaf spring shackle (7) Remove the shackle from the leaf spring bush- ing and the spring rear mount. INSTALLATION (1) With the rear of the spring in the lowered posi- tion, install the spring shackle halves through the Fig. 37 LIFTING POINT AND SPRING MOUNT 1 - BODY SILL AREA Fig. 38 Leaf Spring Shackle Nuts (FWD) 1 - SHACKLE PLATE RS REAR SUSPENSION 2 - 43 SPRING MOUNTS - FRONT (Continued) |