How do you change the rear leaf spring bushings on a Chevy truck?

Answer 1

This may or may not be a hard job depending on the condition of the under body (rusted and severely weathered or dry and averagely clean. [Jack up the rear and put two horses in place] Take the eye bolts and ubolts out (may need to be torched or cut off) Some of the bushings on a weathered truck might need to be pressed out with a hydraulic press if you cant back yard it yourself. You can try burning them out with a torch as well (rubber bushings). Also, heat up the eyes (round part where bushings are in) of the leaf spring, then try to knock them out with anything that fills the circumference of the inner eye. Heating the eyes up will expand the metal and make them easier to remove. REMEMBER, the leaf springs will be HOT, DONT TOUCH, you WILL get severely burned. Make sure the springs are off and way from the vehicle when using a torch, there is gas tank, gas lines and a flammable wax coating on the under-body of trucks.

You also may want to consider just replacing the whole leaf springs. You can get them cheap enough at web sites such as SDTruckSprings.com who sell the leaf springs with new bushings already pressed into the eyes. Is is typical that a worn bushing is inside of a worn spring. Worn springs are dangerous and need to be replaced. They are connection between your axles and entire cab, take their condition is as serious and important as your brakes and tires!

Follow this link below as it will take you directly to the Chevy leaf spring sections

http://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_125_560