Leaf Spring Dissembly

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:37 pm

Hi I am trying to pull apart the leaf pack from my hilux, but the pin is just turning. Can I just throw the locator pin in the vice and unscrew it or just chop it and replace it?

Soaked the thread for the last 3 days every night with CRC before the attempt, and same on both spring packs.

cheers Steve.

H2OLOVA · Post by **H2OLOVA** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:59 pm

put it in a vice if you want, or use a grinder :wink:

You'd want to use new bolts anyway. Any spring manufacturer will sell them. Like Bellamy and East here in Ch Ch. Bout $6 bucks each. Some of these bolts come with a shitty standard nut. So make sure you get a high tensile nut as well.

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:13 am

Thanks H2O, so how do you do them up :oops:

just as tight as poss and throw on some Loctite? I guess I will see the springmakers anyway to get a couple of spring pins.

Cheers

H2OLOVA · Post by **H2OLOVA** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:50 am

I am sure that if you were to follow the manufacturers specs there will be a torque setting for it :roll:

. I just do it up as tight as i can :wink:

The spring man should be able to tell you.