rear spring bolts
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: staten island new york
St. Jude Donor '10
rear spring bolts
i bought a set of rear spring bolts for my car cause they look pretty rusty and the bushings are dry rotted. my question is this a job i can do or leave it to the pros????
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Gladstone MO
C3 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
No trick. Set the car on stands- make sure it's solid. rear tires off. If you have a sway bar on the rear you need to unbolt it- there is a single bolt in 2 places on each side- I'd remove the lower one- it needs to come off anyway. Swing the sway bar up out of the way. there are 2 bolts that hold the bracket to the T/A, remove them and the plate they bolt into (these are over the to of the spring bolt). Put a "C" clamp on the spring and your jack just outboard of that. The clamp is so your jack can't slip out from under the spring. jack it up just enough to take the pressure off the spring bolt, remove the spring bolt and cushions. Replace- do it again for the other side.
Nothing to it..
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