Wow........... It was a multiple day job of soaking then pounding and
clever attempts at pressing them out until finally out came the angle
grinder / high speed cutter. A day for each side of careful and dangerous
cutting while on my back. It was a horrible experience. Dan you lucked
out.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dan Serrao
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:37 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Oh Those Rear Leaf Springs
I have a 63 BJ7 and purchased a set of new leaf springs about 6 months ago.
The car was listing to one side a little and it drove me nuts. I stared at
those springs everytime I went into my garage and dreaded the day when I
would start the project. I imagined getting a few of the bolts loose and
then having to find someone with a cutting torch or grinding them off. One
of the listers talked of Kroil which I purchased from the factory. I soaked
all the nuts for a day or so after removing the rear shocks and sending them
to Peter at World Wide Auto for rebuilding. Then I started the dreaded task
of removing the springs. To my amazement the nuts came off with very little
muscle! I had the whole job done in about 3 hours. I installed the new
shocks when they arrived and took the car off the jack stands. The rear body
of the car was raised up about 2-3 inches and no more listing. What a simple
job!!! I want to thank all the people on this list who share their
experiences so
others can benefit from their wisdom. It is so much more gratifying to do
the work myself rather than pay a mechanic to do it his way.
Keep those stories coming!
Dan Serrao
1963 BJ7
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