changing spring eye and shackle bushings

[85cj7]

Is there are easier way to change the spring eye and shackle bushings on a cj7. I don't want to have to un-bolt the u-bolts and remove the spring entirely from the car. Can i jack up the car remove the front tires, support the frame with cinder blocks and support the axle with jack stands and unbolt one end of the spring at a time, replace the bushing, rebolting the end and then unbolting the other end. Using this process for all 4 springs. Tell me how to do this with the least amount of removal, and frustration.

[uglyota]

First, try jackstands instead of cinderblocks. Or if you wanna be really cool just start unbolting stuff with the whole thing teetering on a hilift :D
you shouldn't need to remove the tires, and don't be afraid to put a scissors or bottle jack between the top of the spring and your frame so you don't have to jack the frame up so high. If your springs have sleeved bushings, however, you're probably better off pulling the whole spring to pound out the old ones

[robertf03]

there is no easy way to change stock spring eye bushings

the quickest way I've found involves a bench vise, drill, and air chisel.

[CRaSHnBuRN]

First, try jackstands instead of cinderblocks. Or if you wanna be really cool just start unbolting stuff with the whole thing teetering on a hilift :D



Listen to eric, he knows all the do's and don'ts of safely building a rig :flipoff2:

http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/Uglyfab/safety.jpg

[Sharpe]

Now that is funnay but the new corporate hippy has all the latest safety accoutrement, including steel toes, long sleeve shirt, safety glasses and even hearing protection!

[sasquatch]

unload the suspension, take loose the shackles, burn out the old bushings, press in the new ones with grease

[stx4wheeler]

if you burn them make sure and fling flaming piles of rubber at people walking by, all over the driveway, and anyone helping you, cause it really makes a mess, and kinda works like napalm.

[RCcola55]

and smells great!!!

[BMFScout]

Smells like you're at the Digs, and there ain't no smell better than that! Well, except maybe...

[robertf03]

burn it out, but then have fun knocking out the metal outer sleeve.

[william_ace]

i burned mine out. but kev already covered that one