Topic: Leaf Spring Rebuild Question

[G Wood]

Any advice for removing the steel sleeve inside the front spring mount on a leaf spring. When you remove the rubber bushing, the sleeve stays in the spring. To insert the new bushing and sleeve, the old sleeve must come out.

[carlite65]

chuck it up in a vise & cut the old rubber off.

[JKWilson]

If you've already gotten the rubber portion out, IMHO, the hardest part is done! You can simply use a chisel to split the steel sleeve. I split it at the area where the spring eye wraps over and forms a gap. That way you won't be hitting the spring. Once it's split, the sleeve taps out easily.

[G Wood]

That is kind of what I was thinking, will give it a try tonight.

Thanks