Retired GM mechanic: Yes I have replaced many leaf spring assemblies. I was the brake, suspension, steering mechanic. Dually springs are heavy. I have seen many cracked and/or broken springs. Because I hated to start fires, I started using a recipicating saw with a high tensil blade to cut the bolts loose. My magnetic Dewalt light was used by many fellow tech's and left stuck under a truck going down the road. Good job. My main complaint for those after-market wheels is {they come loose} but they look pretty. Many manufactures require to re-tighten within 500 miles.
I had to do the same for my 1990 Sierra 4.3L 1/2 ton. When I noticed all 4 U bolt had rust broken completely throuhg on the outsides. 😲😲I cut everything out nothing was worth saving especially the U bolts and bottom plates. Got two nicer bottom plates from the junkyard amazingly. For these new to me I drilled two 1/2" drain holes in each at the lowest points to allow dirt, water and salt to fall through. Than cleaned and paint brushed everything with a 1gt can of Rust Oleum gloss black after a preheat. 👉👉So many I saw at the junkyard were completely full to the top with dirt and rust layering.
I trust your wife can really appreciate your skills. You are keeping your family safe and saving a lot of money by doing it yourself. Warmest wishes for the Holidays, grandpa.
Hello from Australia, Steve. 1. Good job on the detective work on the leaf springs. As usual, you are on top of problems ! 2. More importantly, She's a dear little dog, Mate.... and she loves you. It makes me miss my long passed dogs like her OH so much. Give her a pat for me, mate.
I really love your videos. I am a Father too and I love that your family wants to be around you even while you’re working. It shows that your demeanor is the same in front of the camera or not. It makes me want do better myself. I am a contractor and when I’m working I am “at war “ usually with knucklehead people. Your kindness inspires me. Thank you for sharing your videos your one of my favorite channels. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Laughed out loud while watching a bearded guy in rural Kentucky (if I remember where you are) working on a dully say "you don't wear high heels caus there comfortable, at least I dont...". Keep being your not so serious self man. Still loving the content.
Bolts rusted into a bushing is always an awful way to start a job. Usually black smoke and burning rubber comes next. Glad it was nice and straightforward. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Sounds like you’ve had the pleasure of doing that job a couple of times! Lol. Everyone that’s done this job knows the smell and amount of work that it involves. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎉🇺🇸
About 1969 I put a new set of leaf springs on my '57 Chevy 'Blair. That was my first big project on that car. -I bought the replacement springs catalog order from Sears. - It took much beating and knocking. Didn't have access to a torch, etc. -Exhausted my vocabulary. Steve, your video brought out some old memories/nightmares.😅
I like seeing custom work where it might not be to my taste. It's fun seeing what other people like, and at the end of the day how you customize a thing is 100% subjective.
Congrats Steve, on getting the broken rear springs-off and u still have all of ur fingers. noticed that the rear right fender needs work. merry christmas to all.
I never had an eye bolt slide out of a bushing without having to cut it out or apply heat until the rubber catches on fire and drips flames down onto the floor. How your's came out freely is just a miracle.
Up here in Michigan it takes the invention of new dirty words to do that job. You have to cut the spring bolts with a sawzall the shackles and rear hangers will definitely need to be replaced also. If you’re lucky the center hole in the spring pad won’t be 3 times too big from rust also. Dodge uses same setup for the u-bolts too where it traps junk to make the job fun.
I'm glad that my C30 crewcab dually,1979 was an original Arizona bought and always lived here. No snow, not much rain to make em rust, plus hardly ever had any heavy loads on it. She checks out fine. No rust and no cracks. Thanks for making me take a good, hard look at mine. Take care, my friend. 😊
Merry Christmas steve and the rest of your family, Cora looks happy when she is with you , i have worked on leaf springs in my past changed them on a chevy S-10 and on bigger trucks and trailers in the 80,000 pound range never fun to work on but necessary for safe operating.
Just 2 days ago I replaced my leaf springs in my 76 C30 same situation broken leafs. Unlike yours my bolts were seized in the bushing and a broken u bolt let me just say bad words were said !!! Love your truck !
great catch on those iffy springs !!...........Glad they're swapped out !.............But I wanna see that Grandbaby-Grandbaby-We wanna see the Grandbaby !!.............................
I cant believe the bolts just came right out of those eyes.? EVERY time ive done this, ive had to cut the bolts for one reason or another...usually the bolt backs out into the gas tank.? brilliant...
When dealing with hub pilot wheels, brute force is not the best option. Simply apply enough pressure to the bottom of the wheel to get it to stand straight up, then pull the top gently towards you, they will slide right off. If you go to jerkinh them around it just binds them up.
Thanks for sharing your shop adventures with us and I’d like to wish you, your family and everyone else out there a Merry Christmas and to have and enjoy a Great New Year! 🎄🎉🇺🇸
Great call and save! Yes, during my years in owning big tandem dump trucks, annual inspection had to be done, and both rear and front leaf springs were a must to be in top shape. Not only would DOT be one of the things to look at when pulled over, but if one leaf was cracked, the truck was downed and flaged at location. Those bolts were a bi_ _ch to remove on the side of a HWY😞. Thats for sharing, and now can sleep knowing you and Elizabeth will be safe. Merry Christmas from BRS.
Good Saturday Steve, Cora, No Grits, going to family Christmas early. YES, I have struggled with a frozen leaf spring bolt. Right angle grinder but I had no touch. Got it anyway. Thanks for another enjoyable Saturday. God Bless.
Do-all Steve hi heels Summers. Those springs were much worse than they looked on J Cash. Well done, great video. Pray you all have a Merry Christmas especially with your new member of your family. Till next time, thanks for bringing us along.
Steve good job mate. Suggestion, I'd get plenty of anti seize on the face of the hub adapter before winter really gets there, or you will have a devil of a job getting a wheel off as the dissimilar corrosion gets between that bright steel plate and the Aluminium wheels. That goes for the fronts as well. Also it helps to stop the mating face of the wheel from corroding
Agree with the anti-seize but Eric O turned me on to Fluid Film, not the best smelling stuff, but it does wonders for preventing wheels and axle hubs from mating. I now keep extra cans of the stuff in the shop and use it regularly.
I had the center bolt rust out on my spring pack under my 65 Chevy g-10. The axle slid back and I ran over my van with my van. Maybe not skid but telescoped... I cranked the steering wheel hard as the rear end turned 45 degrees and went diagonally off the road. Couple of leaf springs later and it's back, but I'm swapping the rear end for a four link cuz I want to airbag it and all the spring mounts are rotting out of it.
When pieces come out of leaf springs they can be a hazard to others on the road. Some years back, a truck in Wisconsin had a piece of a leaf spring fall off. A minivan hit it and the piece ended up poking through the gas tank and the floor of the van. Apparently the piece of spring scraping on the road created sparks starting a fire. The driver was able to stop the van and he and his wife got out but the van was totally engulfed in fire and I think at least two children in car seats died.
I live on Cape Cod, rusted hanger bolts are a way of life. Loosen the nut then put a socket on the nut and put a air chisel punch through the socket and just keep hitting it with an air hammer till the rust breaks up.
I have fought spring bolts; not able to drive them out after cutting the nuts off and things like that. The other thing about heavier tire/wheel combos is the unsprung weight affects the ability to keep the tires n contact with the road which affects both ride and handling even on the rear of the vehicle. Those indexable pry bars are awesome! I don't work as a mechanic for a living anymore so I haven't bought one but my son has them and more tools that were not available years ago. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Did I mention that all the other husbands on TH-cam have fixed their wives square body rear fenders!!! Truly enjoy your content, pace and skills Steve. Keep up the great job and we as viewers will continue to give your bride honey-do suggestions.
Not only did you make the truck safer for occupants, but you also made things safer for the other people on the road. Imagine one of those spring pieces flying at your windshield.
Further knife projects, leaf springs is great blade steel. Great catch, I have friend that flip his Jeep because of a broken leaf spring. Thanks for sharing.
Replaced mine for up rated ones... They lasted about 4 months and broke. Luckily noticed it before going far. Supplier replaced the broken leaf without charge, thank goodness.
Unsprung weight, weight below the springs, has a 5:1 weight ratio for the impact on the vehicles performance. In other words, you add 5lbs of weight impact for every 1lbs of unsprung weight you add. This can add up pretty quickly. If those wheels are 10lbs heavier you are adding 50lbs for every wheel, times 4 wheels you added 200lbs.
Several years ago, near where I live, a mother was driving her two kids to school. A pick up truck coming in the opposite direction suddenly veered into them head-on. All three were killed. The pick up driver was uninjured. The center bolt in the rear leaf spring had suddenly broken. The father and husband lost his whole family. I think of him whenever I work on leaf spring suspensions.
It's funny to me, because leaf spring tech has been around for as long as cars have been and yet the manufacturers still don't make them right today despite having the solution and far better technology at their disposal (i'll be back to that). The solution is to grease every leaf spring individually, tie them up, insert them into place and then sow a leather boot around that's ligated with copper wire at the eyelets. This then gets pumped with grease as well. With today's technology, they could make a boot that's vulcanized properly to fit as a sleeve.
i just got a 79 C30 with a similar problem, suprisingly none of the leafsprings are broke but i was suprised the actual Ubolts on the passenger side Rotted completely off, so i ordered 4 new ubolts and will change them all out before i tempt to put it on the road
Merry Christmas Steve, Noel and offspring, thank you for all this videos this year again Steve I really look forward to you content and all the how to information with light hearted humour.
Any time I have had to swap springs, or even more often replace shackles and brackets, I’ve assumed everything will be rusted to heck and picked up new bolts and bushings. I’ve never gotten so lucky as to not need them. I usually drill through the bushing close to the eye, then run a sawzall blade around the inside surface of the eye.
I've done that Job a few times 😢 My 1990 Chevy has been done. 400k miles and still going. Good job, High heels 😅 really!! Good Job 👍. George from Indiana
I have had spring bolts seized a few times. I have also seized my axle shaft in my motorcycle because I put antiseize on them. I had to cut the axle out with a Sawzall. I had to buy a new axle. Spacers and bearings. Fun times.
Happy Holidays! Pray all are well with you and yours'. Thank you for taking us along with your adventures. Yes, leaf springs can be a handful, especially when you're on your own. Nice job.
Does the rear wheel setup look a little janky to any of you? I always leave the floor jack in for extra protection. Just don’t want to rock the vehicle off the jack stands.
Nice catch on the broken leaf springs, Steve. That could have ended ugly. I will definitely be checking mine. Now you have a lot of good material for blacksmithing, if you ever wanted to give that a try. Or cut them up into knife-sized blanks and sell them! Merry Christmas!
OH my.. So glad you found that issue. Merry Christmas Steve and wishing you and your family the very happiest of Holidays. That high heals comment had me rolling in my chair from laughter. Thanks.
Never leaf springs, but the rear swingarm pivot/lower rear engine mount bolt on a Honda XR400. About 14” long, steel in aluminum. And it’s the engine, so you have to be careful and not just sledgehammer it out (which is what I ended up doing). Honda’s official way is to gouge the head off the bolt, sawzall through between the swingarm and frame to remove the swingarm then spread the frame enough to sawzall through that. Not sure what their plan is to get what’s left of the bolt out of the engine.
a guy i worked for had several of these year trucks with the water holding u bolt holes he had me drill a weep hole in the saddle to drain the pocket he also had us grease the leaves of the spring pack to prevent or at least delay the rust in the pack if it worked i cant say but he took great care with his equipment an paid us ok
I hate getting a flat in -20 - 30* Celsius and try to get the dam wheel off using stock aluminum wheels I found the only way is to use a dead blow hammer to get it to release it has saved me a few times when you don't want to lie under a truck kicking the dam wheel in the snow!
Did the same job. No fun.. Lol You were fortunate to catch them before they failed. I trailer a bunch, so went with overload leafs. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I usually leave the jack under a car in addition to jack stands. I lower the car to the stands and then engage the jack just a little bit. Does anyone else do it like that? It is something that I picked up in my teen years, when we lifted tractors to mount wheels at work.
With that truck you had all the room in the world. Try that job with a 67 to 69 first gen Camaro or Firebird with H/D multi leaf springs! you can't even get to the spring box bolts and it is so tight up there that you can't use gloves so your forced to get all cut up a bloody mess to get the bolts started back in. You had it easy.
This sure isn't the first time I have seen this. I believe that there are too many thin leaves and that is what can be avoided by fewer thicker leaves. This job starts with the cutting torch for sure. Hanger bolts frozen to the inner spring bushing are almost never recoverable so I just don't try any more. Hot wrench and all new hardware are the best way to go in my eyes. Far quicker as well. While you are shopping get some new coil over shock absorbers as these ones are leaking. Take care and seasons best to you all!
You were rolling when you jacked that thing up. Careful Steve don't want that big thing rolling on you buddy. I saw later you had a brick in front of the tire. Good work.
As soon as I saw the torch fire up all I thought was "It can't be stuck if it's a liquid" And noted, "Steve does not wear high heels for comfort."
Not for comfort. 😁
@@SteveSummersjust sex appeal?😮😂😅
Retired GM mechanic: Yes I have replaced many leaf spring assemblies. I was the brake, suspension, steering mechanic. Dually springs are heavy. I have seen many cracked and/or broken springs. Because I hated to start fires, I started using a recipicating saw with a high tensil blade to cut the bolts loose. My magnetic Dewalt light was used by many fellow tech's and left stuck under a truck going down the road. Good job. My main complaint for those after-market wheels is {they come loose} but they look pretty. Many manufactures require to re-tighten within 500 miles.
I had to do the same for my 1990 Sierra 4.3L 1/2 ton. When I noticed all 4 U bolt had rust broken completely throuhg on the outsides. 😲😲I cut everything out nothing was worth saving especially the U bolts and bottom plates. Got two nicer bottom plates from the junkyard amazingly. For these new to me I drilled two 1/2" drain holes in each at the lowest points to allow dirt, water and salt to fall through. Than cleaned and paint brushed everything with a 1gt can of Rust Oleum gloss black after a preheat. 👉👉So many I saw at the junkyard were completely full to the top with dirt and rust layering.
Nice new Springs ...... *** still has rear shocks from the Duran-Duran era..............
I trust your wife can really appreciate your skills. You are keeping your family safe and saving a lot of money by doing it yourself. Warmest wishes for the Holidays, grandpa.
Thanks Steve. I trust you saved a few pieces of that old spring steel for projects down the road.
Steve could make a lot of knives with that amount of inventory! Lol
Yes plenty of uses for old spring steel, even if it is detempered and used as a high quality bar for some applications, it will survive abuse well.
Nice source of spring steel for future projects, or a nice gift for your local hobby blacksmith.
Hello from Australia, Steve. 1. Good job on the detective work on the leaf springs. As usual, you are on top of problems !
2. More importantly, She's a dear little dog, Mate.... and she loves you. It makes me miss my
long passed dogs like her OH so much. Give her a pat for me, mate.
Yes, the best dogs are those that come and find you.
*raises hand* Frozen bushing bolts can be the worst of all stuck bolts.
I really love your videos. I am a Father too and I love that your family wants to be around you even while you’re working. It shows that your demeanor is the same in front of the camera or not. It makes me want do better myself. I am a contractor and when I’m working I am “at war “ usually with knucklehead people. Your kindness inspires me. Thank you for sharing your videos your one of my favorite channels. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Laughed out loud while watching a bearded guy in rural Kentucky (if I remember where you are) working on a dully say "you don't wear high heels caus there comfortable, at least I dont...". Keep being your not so serious self man. Still loving the content.
I hope you get the toetector high heels in a nice red. All the best for Christmas and to new year to you and your family
23:50 "I'm DONE underneath of this truck". Oh, you sweet summer child.
Bolts rusted into a bushing is always an awful way to start a job. Usually black smoke and burning rubber comes next. Glad it was nice and straightforward. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Sounds like you’ve had the pleasure of doing that job a couple of times! Lol. Everyone that’s done this job knows the smell and amount of work that it involves. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎉🇺🇸
About 1969 I put a new set of leaf springs on my '57 Chevy 'Blair. That was my first big project on that car.
-I bought the replacement springs catalog order from Sears.
- It took much beating and knocking. Didn't have access to a torch, etc.
-Exhausted my vocabulary.
Steve, your video brought out some old memories/nightmares.😅
The bolt going through the spring leaves is called a "Center Pin" and it does locate the springs to the rear end housing.
We always called them a spring center bolt, back in the 70s they were even called that in the moog parts catalog,
New springs, AND a pile of high-quality steel for future projects!
ps. Some new shocks might be in order too ;)
I like seeing custom work where it might not be to my taste. It's fun seeing what other people like, and at the end of the day how you customize a thing is 100% subjective.
Congrats Steve, on getting the broken rear springs-off and u still have all of ur fingers. noticed that the rear right fender needs work.
merry christmas to all.
I never had an eye bolt slide out of a bushing without having to cut it out or apply heat until the rubber catches on fire and drips flames down onto the floor. How your's came out freely is just a miracle.
Up here in Michigan it takes the invention of new dirty words to do that job. You have to cut the spring bolts with a sawzall the shackles and rear hangers will definitely need to be replaced also. If you’re lucky the center hole in the spring pad won’t be 3 times too big from rust also. Dodge uses same setup for the u-bolts too where it traps junk to make the job fun.
I'm glad that my C30 crewcab dually,1979
was an original Arizona bought and always lived here. No snow, not much rain to make em rust, plus hardly ever had any heavy loads on it. She checks out fine. No rust and no cracks.
Thanks for making me take a good, hard look at mine.
Take care, my friend. 😊
That was good caterpillar walking music
Merry Christmas steve and the rest of your family, Cora looks happy when she is with you , i have worked on leaf springs in my past changed them on a chevy S-10 and on bigger trucks and trailers in the 80,000 pound range never fun to work on but necessary for safe operating.
12 frozen bolts on a FJ-40 Land cruiser. First time ever changing out leaf springs. Verry happy I was still young and determined.
They can really put up a battle sometimes 😄
Just 2 days ago I replaced my leaf springs in my 76 C30 same situation broken leafs. Unlike yours my bolts were seized in the bushing and a broken u bolt let me just say bad words were said !!! Love your truck !
Thanks buddy. These trucks were bad about rotted leaf springs
great catch on those iffy springs !!...........Glad they're swapped out !.............But I wanna see that Grandbaby-Grandbaby-We wanna see the Grandbaby !!.............................
I cant believe the bolts just came right out of those eyes.? EVERY time ive done this, ive had to cut the bolts for one reason or another...usually the bolt backs out into the gas tank.? brilliant...
When dealing with hub pilot wheels, brute force is not the best option. Simply apply enough pressure to the bottom of the wheel to get it to stand straight up, then pull the top gently towards you, they will slide right off. If you go to jerkinh them around it just binds them up.
Thanks for sharing your shop adventures with us and I’d like to wish you, your family and everyone else out there a Merry Christmas and to have and enjoy a Great New Year! 🎄🎉🇺🇸
Great call and save! Yes, during my years in owning big tandem dump trucks, annual inspection had to be done, and both rear and front leaf springs were a must to be in top shape. Not only would DOT be one of the things to look at when pulled over, but if one leaf was cracked, the truck was downed and flaged at location. Those bolts were a bi_ _ch to remove on the side of a HWY😞. Thats for sharing, and now can sleep knowing you and Elizabeth will be safe. Merry Christmas from BRS.
Good Saturday Steve, Cora, No Grits, going to family Christmas early. YES, I have struggled with a frozen leaf spring bolt. Right angle grinder but I had no touch. Got it anyway. Thanks for another enjoyable Saturday. God Bless.
Do-all Steve hi heels Summers. Those springs were much worse than they looked on J Cash. Well done, great video. Pray you all have a Merry Christmas especially with your new member of your family. Till next time, thanks for bringing us along.
Steve good job mate. Suggestion, I'd get plenty of anti seize on the face of the hub adapter before winter really gets there, or you will have a devil of a job getting a wheel off as the dissimilar corrosion gets between that bright steel plate and the Aluminium wheels. That goes for the fronts as well. Also it helps to stop the mating face of the wheel from corroding
Agree with the anti-seize but Eric O turned me on to Fluid Film, not the best smelling stuff, but it does wonders for preventing wheels and axle hubs from mating. I now keep extra cans of the stuff in the shop and use it regularly.
I had the center bolt rust out on my spring pack under my 65 Chevy g-10. The axle slid back and I ran over my van with my van. Maybe not skid but telescoped... I cranked the steering wheel hard as the rear end turned 45 degrees and went diagonally off the road. Couple of leaf springs later and it's back, but I'm swapping the rear end for a four link cuz I want to airbag it and all the spring mounts are rotting out of it.
Good morning everyone watching from Lincolnshire UK 🇬🇧
…..and from Dorset, UK 🇬🇧
And Thailand.
When pieces come out of leaf springs they can be a hazard to others on the road. Some years back, a truck in Wisconsin had a piece of a leaf spring fall off. A minivan hit it and the piece ended up poking through the gas tank and the floor of the van. Apparently the piece of spring scraping on the road created sparks starting a fire. The driver was able to stop the van and he and his wife got out but the van was totally engulfed in fire and I think at least two children in car seats died.
Does anyone else now have a picture of Steve in their head, running his lathe in high heels? 🤣😂🤣
Steel toe cap high heels. 😅😂😂
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Keith Rucker raised some of his machines with cribbing to make them more comfortable to use. I guess Steve went the other way.😂
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If it’s liquid it can’t be tight
I live on Cape Cod, rusted hanger bolts are a way of life. Loosen the nut then put a socket on the nut and put a air chisel punch through the socket and just keep hitting it with an air hammer till the rust breaks up.
I have fought spring bolts; not able to drive them out after cutting the nuts off and things like that. The other thing about heavier tire/wheel combos is the unsprung weight affects the ability to keep the tires n contact with the road which affects both ride and handling even on the rear of the vehicle. Those indexable pry bars are awesome! I don't work as a mechanic for a living anymore so I haven't bought one but my son has them and more tools that were not available years ago. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
One of the very few things that makes me happy to be in Southern California. ROAD SALT!!! Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas
Did I mention that all the other husbands on TH-cam have fixed their wives square body rear fenders!!! Truly enjoy your content, pace and skills Steve. Keep up the great job and we as viewers will continue to give your bride honey-do suggestions.
Not only did you make the truck safer for occupants, but you also made things safer for the other people on the road. Imagine one of those spring pieces flying at your windshield.
Can't wait to see you work your magic on those rear fenders!!!
I really enjoy the cello music, it is a nice touch.
Further knife projects, leaf springs is great blade steel. Great catch, I have friend that flip his Jeep because of a broken leaf spring. Thanks for sharing.
Replaced mine for up rated ones... They lasted about 4 months and broke. Luckily noticed it before going far. Supplier replaced the broken leaf without charge, thank goodness.
Glad to see you back on the ole WhoTubes Steve. I love watching you bring stuff back... Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Unsprung weight, weight below the springs, has a 5:1 weight ratio for the impact on the vehicles performance. In other words, you add 5lbs of weight impact for every 1lbs of unsprung weight you add. This can add up pretty quickly. If those wheels are 10lbs heavier you are adding 50lbs for every wheel, times 4 wheels you added 200lbs.
Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas Steve and Family.🎄🎄⛄🎄🎄👍
I wonder if those rear shocks need replacing? Probably!
Nice job, it did look like the shocks were leaking and in need of replacing.
Several years ago, near where I live, a mother was driving her two kids to school. A pick up truck coming in the opposite direction suddenly veered into them head-on. All three were killed. The pick up driver was uninjured. The center bolt in the rear leaf spring had suddenly broken. The father and husband lost his whole family. I think of him whenever I work on leaf spring suspensions.
It's funny to me, because leaf spring tech has been around for as long as cars have been and yet the manufacturers still don't make them right today despite having the solution and far better technology at their disposal (i'll be back to that).
The solution is to grease every leaf spring individually, tie them up, insert them into place and then sow a leather boot around that's ligated with copper wire at the eyelets. This then gets pumped with grease as well.
With today's technology, they could make a boot that's vulcanized properly to fit as a sleeve.
Yes Steve, the adjustable pry bars are a game changer, since I bought my 2, the other bars are going rusty, lol.
Love your channel Steve i have learned quite a bit from your videos. Seasons greetings to you and your family.
Thank you buddy
Good steel for future projects! Also Cora really helped with the ear hygiene! 😉
wow, that was scary.. Glad you caught it.. You should consider fluid filming the underside of that truck, will help stop the rust progression..
Just my 2 cents!
Something to ponder!
Good eye on leaf springs! I have 2009 avalanche that I’m going to look at!
i just got a 79 C30 with a similar problem, suprisingly none of the leafsprings are broke but i was suprised the actual Ubolts on the passenger side Rotted completely off, so i ordered 4 new ubolts and will change them all out before i tempt to put it on the road
I appreciate the fact that your a busy man yet ………..still find time to film a bug for a moment. Love the content keep it up happy holidays
That stainless steel exhaust is gorgeous.
Please wear your safety glasses when using the cutting torch.
Merry Christmas Steve, Noel and offspring, thank you for all this videos this year again Steve I really look forward to you content and all the how to information with light hearted humour.
Merry Christmas to you as well buddy. Thanks for watching the videos.
Any time I have had to swap springs, or even more often replace shackles and brackets, I’ve assumed everything will be rusted to heck and picked up new bolts and bushings. I’ve never gotten so lucky as to not need them. I usually drill through the bushing close to the eye, then run a sawzall blade around the inside surface of the eye.
I've done that Job a few times 😢 My 1990 Chevy has been done. 400k miles and still going. Good job, High heels 😅 really!!
Good Job 👍.
George from Indiana
I have had spring bolts seized a few times. I have also seized my axle shaft in my motorcycle because I put antiseize on them. I had to cut the axle out with a Sawzall. I had to buy a new axle. Spacers and bearings. Fun times.
I wouldn't be seen on the road with the wheels like that 😮
Or high heels,bra,panties could be added to the list
Happy Holidays! Pray all are well with you and yours'.
Thank you for taking us along with your adventures.
Yes, leaf springs can be a handful, especially when you're on your own. Nice job.
Subaru rear control arms bolts are very prone to seizing on the bushing. the struggle is rel. Great work.
Does the rear wheel setup look a little janky to any of you?
I always leave the floor jack in for extra protection. Just don’t want to rock the vehicle off the jack stands.
How exactly do you think dually wheels should be mounted?
Nice catch on the broken leaf springs, Steve. That could have ended ugly. I will definitely be checking mine. Now you have a lot of good material for blacksmithing, if you ever wanted to give that a try. Or cut them up into knife-sized blanks and sell them! Merry Christmas!
OH my.. So glad you found that issue. Merry Christmas Steve and wishing you and your family the very happiest of Holidays. That high heals comment had me rolling in my chair from laughter. Thanks.
Never leaf springs, but the rear swingarm pivot/lower rear engine mount bolt on a Honda XR400. About 14” long, steel in aluminum. And it’s the engine, so you have to be careful and not just sledgehammer it out (which is what I ended up doing). Honda’s official way is to gouge the head off the bolt, sawzall through between the swingarm and frame to remove the swingarm then spread the frame enough to sawzall through that. Not sure what their plan is to get what’s left of the bolt out of the engine.
I bet that was a fun one. 😄
🙋 Merry Christmas. Y'all take care.
DUDE I NEVER SEEN A BLONDISH WOOLY WORM
a guy i worked for had several of these year trucks with the water holding u bolt holes he had me drill a weep hole in the saddle to drain the pocket he also had us grease the leaves of the spring pack to prevent or at least delay the rust in the pack if it worked i cant say but he took great care with his equipment an paid us ok
I hate getting a flat in -20 - 30* Celsius and try to get the dam wheel off using stock aluminum wheels I found the only way is to use a dead blow hammer to get it to release it has saved me a few times when you don't want to lie under a truck kicking the dam wheel in the snow!
how come you didn't change the shocks while under there?
Merry Christmas Steve and Elizabeth! Enjoy the season.
Did the same job.
No fun.. Lol
You were fortunate to catch them before they failed.
I trailer a bunch, so went with overload leafs.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
That Hot wrench works every time!!
Great video 👍 A nice reminder to check your leaf springs properly 😮, and those old leaf springs make great material for body Dollies etc😅
Loved the video! 😊
I usually leave the jack under a car in addition to jack stands. I lower the car to the stands and then engage the jack just a little bit. Does anyone else do it like that? It is something that I picked up in my teen years, when we lifted tractors to mount wheels at work.
I have a '96 Ford dually that needs the same treatment. just a job that is easy to put off on a truck you don't drive every day.
Cool content. Got a 84 square body with a terminator x max stealth. Wish I noticed your channel a year ago. Nice square body
They are great trucks. Thanks for watching
Had to deal with many rusted and frozen bolts in my life ...never fun but Man's work never is...
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Ok so you are admitting to wearing high heels? JK good vid. Were you getting alot of squeaking and weird noise from the rear end?
With that truck you had all the room in the world. Try that job with a 67 to 69 first gen Camaro or Firebird with H/D multi leaf springs! you can't even get to the spring box bolts and it is so tight up there that you can't use gloves so your forced to get all cut up a bloody mess to get the bolts started back in. You had it easy.
I've done a few rough ones in the past. These came out easy
Hope you and your wife had a Merry Christmas and will have a wonderful New Year !!!
While you were under the rear of the truck,it would have been a good idea to replace the shocks too.
Check all the bushings out to while your under there also.
Merry Christmas Steve, Elizabeth, Delilah and your family 🙏
Afternoon Steve 😅 Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas to you and your family 😅
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, Steve!
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas Steve!! Also a healthy and prosperous New Year!!!!
The rust jacking would put a lot of stress on the ubolts.
This sure isn't the first time I have seen this. I believe that there are too many thin leaves and that is what can be avoided by fewer thicker leaves. This job starts with the cutting torch for sure. Hanger bolts frozen to the inner spring bushing are almost never recoverable so I just don't try any more. Hot wrench and all new hardware are the best way to go in my eyes. Far quicker as well. While you are shopping get some new coil over shock absorbers as these ones are leaking. Take care and seasons best to you all!
Nice to have a new video to watch! Next time get out the high heels and dig in😂
You were rolling when you jacked that thing up. Careful Steve don't want that big thing rolling on you buddy. I saw later you had a brick in front of the tire. Good work.
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and the Family Steve.