Highlights: ..when the wedge dropped. LOOK OUT BELOW! ...when the bottom bolt finally went in - "GOT IT!" ...when Truth was revealed and the WIFE was doing all the hard stuff - PRICELESS! Always always ALWAYS Good to get the Wife involved. Got a 03 S10 I've got to do this on and feeling pretty good about doing this very thing - THANK YOU! Praying a Dueteronomy 1:11 Blessing over You that God would make You a THOUSAND TIMES MORE than what You are! THANK YOU JESUS and thank YOU Jason - God IS Good!!!
Great video. I have done this myself before on a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer. You made it look so easy! You certainly put Philippians 4-13 into action on this project.
Great verse. I try and use these videos as an example of being able to all thing with the blessing from god. Thank you for watching and may god bless you.
Jason what a great instructional video!! I am not a mechanic (i never had all of the many skills that were required to be one) but i have loved auto/truck mechanical work all my life. I have a good friend who is an expert mechanic and does all of my work on my my children's cars. I do the routine oil changes however. What i have learned over the years listening, asking questions and helping has made me a pretty good "detective" when something is not exactly right with my vehicles. As such I have had only a couple of breakdowns in 50 years of driving because i have always had preventive maintenance performed. You taught me something new today Brother. New subscriber.
Thank you. I’m glad you subscribed. I think preventative maintenance goes along way. I’d rather fix something when I notice it going bad then be on the side of the road calling a tow truck. It nice to have a mechanic you can trust too. They can be hard to find these days.
If this helps anyone, I used a 1-3/8" hole saw with the pilot drill taken out to saw through the rubber. It worked really well. If only it was longer I could have sawed through the whole thing. Thanks for making the video
I had to get some bushing out of my dodge leaf springs, and I ended up drilling a bunch of holes in the rubber of the bushing and pushing the rubber and center out with a ball joint press then using an air hammer with a chisel bit I split the outside ring and pushed the sides into the center until it came out. Seemed to be ok with a limited amount of tools.
Thanks for the video, Trying to get an idea on how to tackle these on a 2002 Blazer... Gas tank in rear , Sounds like a blast... Anyone have any suggestions ? Thanks for your time
I'm about to tackle this job on my 03 Sonoma in my garage on jack stands! I've got the air tools and the ball joint press, but doing this job on my back doesn't sound too fun. Have you ever heated up the inner sleeve to break the rubber bond with a torch to get it out? Why did you choose to use hand tools with the ball joint press instead of the impact wrench? Thanks for this video; I'll be sure to leave a follow up on my experience!
I have used a torch but I try not to indoors because of the fumes and such. I use an impact wrench with the ball joint press depending on what I’m doing but it’s easy to go too far with it and it’s loud on the recordings.
I'm about to replace the rear shackles and bushings on my 01 S10 Blazer. I plan on using a ball joint press/clamp after I Sawzall the old bolts flush ish. Then if I have to. Hack saw through the metal housing for the bushings. That should save a little time off what it took Jason. Any thoughts, suggestions or, comments? I got the rubber ones instead of paying all that extra for the poly ones.
I never found it all that easy to use a sawzall to cut through hardened bolts. I would personally try to use a grinder with a cutoff wheel if you can’t get the bolts out. Other than that your plan sounds like it should work. Good luck.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic I never thought of the whole hardened bolt thing. Don't have air tools. So without paying someone. This seems the best option. Mine were installed with the bolt head on the outside. So hopefully it allows enough space to use the ball joint press. Thankfully I have several extra blades for the sawzall. I expect the most problems with the one in the spring. Mine are so rusted that cutting the old shackle and the old bolt off just seemed like the best option.
When you removed the bushing that was in the frame, did you remove the metal sleeve that sits in the frame? If not does the moog bushing install into the pre existing sleeve in the frame?
I the bushing in the frame was rubber inside a metal ring. I removed it with the metal ring. I’ve heard of a new bushing going into an old outer ring when I was researching before I replaced this but I thought it was for the bushing in the spring. I can’t remember off hand. I will say if you have a lot of rust and you can get by not changing the one in the frame I would leave it alone. There isn’t much that holds it in and once it’s out a new one might not want to stay in well.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic i don't know what they look like for the leaf spring I bought new leaf spring shackles they came with the bushings for the frame but not the bushings for the spring itself
Man I'm have hell of time getting the bolt break loss I have cut the head off and tried hammer it out nope no luck ..heard drilling holes in bushing helps remove it but was trying save it lol also are the bushing the same size for the one in frame and one in the spring ? Idk but these bushing are giving me hell even impact won't break them lose 😭😭
I don’t believe the bushings are the same. To be honest I don’t think the bolt is going to come out. When they seize in there like that the chances of them loosing up is a coin toss. The rubber in the bushing absorbs the impacts from the impact gun so they won’t be that effective to break it loose and usually the fires required to get it loose will tear the center tube off of the rubber of the bushing. You might be able to get it with a lot of penetrating lubricant but I think the odds are against you. I myself would cut the bolt and I’ve drilled a bunch of holes in the bushing rubber. Then I used a ball joint press to force the rubber and center of the bushing out. Then I used a impact hammer with a chisel bit to cut the outer bushing ring and hammered it out.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic ok great thanks for replying back idk when we.google what bushing goes where it don't say what ones are in frame or in spring lol I have one set all ready think it's for the frame ones but can't find ones for spring parts
Have you looked on www.rockauto.com ? They have a a lot of Information about parts in there listings. Look in suspension and leaf spring shackle bushings. I think it should be the upper bushings for the frame. There’s also a section for leaf spring bushings too I think they are listed front and rear lower. I think the lower is for the shackle too.
How do you mean? You can cut the perches off and weld new ones on the top of the axle. You can’t really flip the axle over because it will drive backwards I believe.
I know what you mean. They can put up a fight sometimes, especially if your working on the ground. Way to power through, those are some long hours. Sometimes I get the hysterical rambling when things go bad.
Do you think I could do that on my 2001 Chevy blazer or would it be worth it because I can't afford to take it to a shop sounds like the labor itself would be pretty salty
They can be tough to get out I don’t know the condition of what you have. The last bushings I changed I drilled a bunch of holes through the rubber part and pressed the center out with the ball joint press, then used a air hammer to cut the outer ring. If you have a lot of rust I personally would leave the bushing in the frame if it’s ok. The bracket is pretty thin and with rust the new bushing might not stay in as a press fit and it would cause a problem if it doesn’t.
Idk if this will help anyone. But I recently replaced mine and my bolts would not come out. No matter what I tried. I cut the head off the bolt and spaced the other side with washers. Placed the nut back on and pulled it out the other way. This is the only thing that worked for me.
Hey Jason! Your video helped me out a ton when I did this job on my Blazer. When I release my video on that project in the next week or so I plan to shout you out for it. Any objection to that..? I tried to find a more direct way to contact you, but came up short.
Highlights: ..when the wedge dropped. LOOK OUT BELOW! ...when the bottom bolt finally went in - "GOT IT!" ...when Truth was revealed and the WIFE was doing all the hard stuff - PRICELESS! Always always ALWAYS Good to get the Wife involved. Got a 03 S10 I've got to do this on and feeling pretty good about doing this very thing - THANK YOU! Praying a Dueteronomy 1:11 Blessing over You that God would make You a THOUSAND TIMES MORE than what You are! THANK YOU JESUS and thank YOU Jason - God IS Good!!!
I hope it went well for you. Unfortunately my wife isn’t much interested in working on the vehicles, this is my daughter helping me.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic EVEN BETTER! DADDY - DAUGHTER TIME YOU'LL BOTH NEVER FORGET!!!
Great video. I have done this myself before on a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer. You made it look so easy! You certainly put Philippians 4-13 into action on this project.
Great verse. I try and use these videos as an example of being able to all thing with the blessing from god. Thank you for watching and may god bless you.
Jason what a great instructional video!! I am not a mechanic (i never had all of the many skills that were required to be one) but i have loved auto/truck mechanical work all my life. I have a good friend who is an expert mechanic and does all of my work on my my children's cars. I do the routine oil changes however. What i have learned over the years listening, asking questions and helping has made me a pretty good "detective" when something is not exactly right with my vehicles. As such I have had only a couple of breakdowns in 50 years of driving because i have always had preventive maintenance performed. You taught me something new today Brother. New subscriber.
Thank you. I’m glad you subscribed. I think preventative maintenance goes along way. I’d rather fix something when I notice it going bad then be on the side of the road calling a tow truck. It nice to have a mechanic you can trust too. They can be hard to find these days.
If this helps anyone, I used a 1-3/8" hole saw with the pilot drill taken out to saw through the rubber. It worked really well. If only it was longer I could have sawed through the whole thing. Thanks for making the video
No problem. That’s a good tip. Knowing the size should cut down on the trial and error to get the size
Great Video. Reminds me of when I worked in the Big Truck Shops for 40+ years.
That must have been some tough work. It takes its toll on you that’s for sure.
Good video and we all know that this jobs suck no matter how much experience we have. Got to get it done.
I had to get some bushing out of my dodge leaf springs, and I ended up drilling a bunch of holes in the rubber of the bushing and pushing the rubber and center out with a ball joint press then using an air hammer with a chisel bit I split the outside ring and pushed the sides into the center until it came out. Seemed to be ok with a limited amount of tools.
Thanks for the video, Trying to get an idea on how to tackle these on a 2002 Blazer... Gas tank in rear , Sounds like a blast... Anyone have any suggestions ? Thanks for your time
Depending on if you have rust to deal with it might be easier in the end to bite the bullet and drop the fuel tank.
I'm about to tackle this job on my 03 Sonoma in my garage on jack stands! I've got the air tools and the ball joint press, but doing this job on my back doesn't sound too fun. Have you ever heated up the inner sleeve to break the rubber bond with a torch to get it out? Why did you choose to use hand tools with the ball joint press instead of the impact wrench? Thanks for this video; I'll be sure to leave a follow up on my experience!
I have used a torch but I try not to indoors because of the fumes and such. I use an impact wrench with the ball joint press depending on what I’m doing but it’s easy to go too far with it and it’s loud on the recordings.
Jason, if I change for one bigger, the bed will lift or lower?
I'm about to replace the rear shackles and bushings on my 01 S10 Blazer. I plan on using a ball joint press/clamp after I Sawzall the old bolts flush ish. Then if I have to. Hack saw through the metal housing for the bushings. That should save a little time off what it took Jason.
Any thoughts, suggestions or, comments? I got the rubber ones instead of paying all that extra for the poly ones.
I never found it all that easy to use a sawzall to cut through hardened bolts. I would personally try to use a grinder with a cutoff wheel if you can’t get the bolts out. Other than that your plan sounds like it should work. Good luck.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic I never thought of the whole hardened bolt thing. Don't have air tools. So without paying someone. This seems the best option. Mine were installed with the bolt head on the outside. So hopefully it allows enough space to use the ball joint press. Thankfully I have several extra blades for the sawzall. I expect the most problems with the one in the spring. Mine are so rusted that cutting the old shackle and the old bolt off just seemed like the best option.
You can use the ball joint press with a socket on the push side and an over sized socket or collar on the side your pushing towards
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I was having a little fun on this one. That’s my daughter, she is in a trade school taking the auto tech course. I tried to talk her out of it. Lol
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic That's neat that she's going the trade route .
Thank you for the video. I'll be doing mine first thing in the morning. I don't have a lift but with what you showed us I think I'll be ok. 🤞
It’s not really anything a set of jack stands won’t work with. I’ve changed them on a ford ranger in my driveway before.
When you removed the bushing that was in the frame, did you remove the metal sleeve that sits in the frame? If not does the moog bushing install into the pre existing sleeve in the frame?
I the bushing in the frame was rubber inside a metal ring. I removed it with the metal ring. I’ve heard of a new bushing going into an old outer ring when I was researching before I replaced this but I thought it was for the bushing in the spring. I can’t remember off hand. I will say if you have a lot of rust and you can get by not changing the one in the frame I would leave it alone. There isn’t much that holds it in and once it’s out a new one might not want to stay in well.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic thank you for the fast reply!
The bushings that go in the frame are they the same as the ones that go in the leaf spring itself
It’s been a while since I did this repair but I do not believe so.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic i don't know what they look like for the leaf spring I bought new leaf spring shackles they came with the bushings for the frame but not the bushings for the spring itself
If I didn’t include the part numbers in the video you can try searching on rockauto.com for them. That site is pretty detailed.
Tough job done well.
Man I'm have hell of time getting the bolt break loss I have cut the head off and tried hammer it out nope no luck ..heard drilling holes in bushing helps remove it but was trying save it lol also are the bushing the same size for the one in frame and one in the spring ? Idk but these bushing are giving me hell even impact won't break them lose 😭😭
I don’t believe the bushings are the same. To be honest I don’t think the bolt is going to come out. When they seize in there like that the chances of them loosing up is a coin toss. The rubber in the bushing absorbs the impacts from the impact gun so they won’t be that effective to break it loose and usually the fires required to get it loose will tear the center tube off of the rubber of the bushing. You might be able to get it with a lot of penetrating lubricant but I think the odds are against you. I myself would cut the bolt and I’ve drilled a bunch of holes in the bushing rubber. Then I used a ball joint press to force the rubber and center of the bushing out. Then I used a impact hammer with a chisel bit to cut the outer bushing ring and hammered it out.
This video shows how I’ve done it in the beginning. Installing axles and drive train on the Dodge Ram 3500
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@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic ok great thanks for replying back idk when we.google what bushing goes where it don't say what ones are in frame or in spring lol I have one set all ready think it's for the frame ones but can't find ones for spring parts
Have you looked on www.rockauto.com ? They have a a lot of Information about parts in there listings. Look in suspension and leaf spring shackle bushings. I think it should be the upper bushings for the frame. There’s also a section for leaf spring bushings too I think they are listed front and rear lower. I think the lower is for the shackle too.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic ok ty I'll check them.out
Greetings the bushing that you assembled,the two are 335moog and what bushing number is one in the front.???
I don’t have the number, I actually didn’t change that one. You can find them on the rockauto website though. They have a few on there.
Can I flip the axle for lifting it up
How do you mean? You can cut the perches off and weld new ones on the top of the axle. You can’t really flip the axle over because it will drive backwards I believe.
7pm last night to 5am this morning. what a pain in the arse 😂
I know what you mean. They can put up a fight sometimes, especially if your working on the ground. Way to power through, those are some long hours. Sometimes I get the hysterical rambling when things go bad.
Do you think I could do that on my 2001 Chevy blazer or would it be worth it because I can't afford to take it to a shop sounds like the labor itself would be pretty salty
They can be tough to get out I don’t know the condition of what you have. The last bushings I changed I drilled a bunch of holes through the rubber part and pressed the center out with the ball joint press, then used a air hammer to cut the outer ring. If you have a lot of rust I personally would leave the bushing in the frame if it’s ok. The bracket is pretty thin and with rust the new bushing might not stay in as a press fit and it would cause a problem if it doesn’t.
Idk if this will help anyone. But I recently replaced mine and my bolts would not come out. No matter what I tried. I cut the head off the bolt and spaced the other side with washers. Placed the nut back on and pulled it out the other way. This is the only thing that worked for me.
Hey Jason! Your video helped me out a ton when I did this job on my Blazer. When I release my video on that project in the next week or so I plan to shout you out for it. Any objection to that..? I tried to find a more direct way to contact you, but came up short.
Sure, that’s no problem. I’d like to watch it myself.
@@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic I promise you your video on the subject will be much better. 🤣
I'll swing back by and let you know when it's released. 👍
Sounds good.
I like 37:37 nice job!