Shackle Bushing Removal ??

[CarFreak146]

ok, this is on my Axle swapped Explorer, and I'm replacin the rubber bushings with polys on my front leaf spring rear mounts. For these mounts, I've used factory XJ rear shackles. Now, There's a center bolt "eye", then the rubber bushing, then theres a Shoulder sleeve that' between the rubber bushing and the shackle eye. I got the center bolt sleeve and the bushin out fine, but I'm having a lot of problems gettin this shoulder sleeve out. it must be removed b/c the poly bushings don't use them..... I'm worked on just one side now for two days beating the crap outta it and heating it up and nothings workin..... its in my driveway blockin my garage and NEED to get it outta the way ASAP. Can ony of y'all help?? please?? lol

Thanks in advance.
--Ryan

 

[Darrman]

Take a sawzall and a metal blade, line up the blade with the eye's open end, in other words from the inside of the eye, put the blade where the leaf ends.
Make a cut, then take a sturdy flat head screwdriver and hammer it down one side of the cut, this will rip it and then you can bend it inwards, collapsing the collar. Take a punch if you have one and knock it out.
Hope this helps!

 

[CarFreak146]

Take a sawzall and a metal blade, line up the blade with the eye's open end, in other words from the inside of the eye, put the blade where the leaf ends.
Make a cut, then take a sturdy flat head screwdriver and hammer it down one side of the cut, this will rip it and then you can bend it inwards, collapsing the collar. Take a punch if you have one and knock it out.
Hope this helps!

Thanks, I'll give it a try and post my findings.

--Ryan

 

[ExporeRanger]

yeah man word of advice, dont do jobs liek this in front of the garage..this happened to me andi had to waiton bushings in the mail that i wasnt gunna do at first..but anyways..i did do the bushings and how i did it was sawzall to the opening and wedge a punch in ther between the sleeve and spring and slowly punch it out..is a b*tch but prolly better then when you ben doing..so yeah samething as what he said..should work

 

[CarFreak146]

you guys are both right...... I just used my sawzall, cut a croove in the top of the sleeve, then used a cold chisel to collapse one side, and punched straight out. it only took me about 30 minutes to remoeve both sleeve, and replace both sides with poly bushings. wow.... Great advice guys. thanks again.

--Ryan

 

[CarFreak146]

accidentally double posted. and can't delete this post. sorry

 

[Arthur]

I burned mine out... thats kinda dangerous but I did it anyway

 

[CarFreak146]

I burned mine out... thats kinda dangerous but I did it anyway

yeah, I did the same..... takes a while but a very lazy and relaxed way of doin it. haha