HELP rear leaf springs

[Clarke]

someone got any advise on fixing this? this is my dayly driver and cannot aford to give it up for a day

 

[boggs1227]

nice...but i have seen worse here in this forum.i'm sure someone here will tell you the correct info but if was to tell you something it would be that i think maybe you can get replacement shackles at the dealership (don't quote me on that tho)

 

[Maniak]

I've looked into replacing mine as mine have been hit hard enough that when the spring seperates it makes one heck of a loud bang when it goes back into the front hanger.

I was going to get a set of hangers from a local junk yard (Az so no rust) and it didn't look to hard to replace.. just a couple rivots to cut out and one bolt to remove. I never checked if a dealer carried it or not.

~Mark

 

[boggs1227]

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give this a try

hers some other info on someone else that had rusted out shackles

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207617

 

[Maniak]

Its the same idea but its not the shackles that are bad.. Clarke's problem is the front spring hangers are bad, not the rear shackles in those links.

~Mark

 

[boggs1227]

ahh

 

[canyoncritter]

for some reason I have a feeling the rivits are going to be easier to remove than the bolt lol...rust like that must suck!

if you got a torch and a scrafing tip, its not that bad of a job. if no torch, ethier drilling(1/2 drill works best) or grinding the rivits out...grinding/drilling comes down to prefrence if you ask me.

punch the rivit holes to 1/2 inch, use 1/2 grade 8 bolts and top lock nuts.

 

[Anime]

I think you'll have to give it up for a day or so if you want a fix in terms of replacement...or get the work done on a weekend. The hangers are easy enough to get ($$$ at the dealer, but might be hard to chop them off a junker at a salvage yard), but you're looking at some time to drop the tank to get at all the rivets and remove it all, not to mention possibly sawing off the front eyelet bolt and replacing it along with the bushing inside. If the other side is just as bad, it's a lot easier to do the passenger side, but same kind of work removing it from the frame.

With new hangers, new bolts, new bushings, it could be done in a day if someone really went at it and had all the tools and all the parts were ready. Might be worth looking at the shackles too, and seeing what shape they're in if the hangers are that bad.

The other alternative, which will take hardly any time at all, but cost you some money for labor, would be to have the hole ground out, and new steel welded in.

 

[Clarke]

the shackles were replaced in the fall. i went over the truck frame with a balll peen hammer to find all the rusted out spots didnt find any problems. the shackles were the only problems. well called around to some out of town scap yards i found a set for 150$
and i had to do the work to remove them from the old truck. i figure i can spend a little more and buy a hole parts truck. unless some one on here knows were to find a set cheaper or have a diagram to get a set made. well thanks to everyones reply.i really apperaciate it. please keep the ideas commin
clarke

 

[04sd]

I'll be stripping a '91 for parts and would have a set for you but it probably would be late April until I do it. So if you're not in a hurry..
I'm pulling the drive train and springs for a BII so if need be I could torch out a small section of the frame to get the mount off.

 

[Clarke]

that would be great but a "BII" isnt that a bronco II
are the rear leaf spring hangers the same? anouthe thing ware are you locatied

 

[04sd]

The parts truck I bought is a '91 Explorer. I'm going to pull the 4.0/A4LD, Dana 35, 8.8 rear and all four springs to put in my Bronco II. I'll sell any extra parts from the Explorer before it goes to the scrap yard. Like I said though it'll likely be towards the end of April before I can get you the mounts. I'm in PA but I would think shipping shouldn't be that bad for two mounts.

 

[Clarke]

cool thanks
im in canada, ontario

 

[Clarke]

cool lookin truck

 

[Anime]

There's a few 91-94's parting out in the for sale forum, might want to ask around and see if anyone is willing to pull the hangers. If you can keep a parts truck around, it might be worth it to pull the hangers and anything else in good shape, and just put the old hangers on it with some bolts to keep it together.