M D "Doc" Nugent wrote:
> When taking a swing spring off the car and taking it
> apart, are there safety issues similar to those when
> removing the front coil springs?
>
> How much energy is still in the leaf spring when
> you've jacked up the backend until the axles rest on
> the frame?
>
The normal practice is to support the suspended parts (hub,
drum, halfshaft etc.) of the side you are unbolting with a
jack or such, so that the spring is not under load. This is
done because it makes removing the bolts much easier, not
because it is a safety concern.
If you are talking about disassembling the spring itself,
there isn't much tension there either, as far as I remember.
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