Easy Leaf spring bushing replacement

Vern

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What's the easy, quick way to replace bushings on spring eyelets? Without burning them out?
 

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You can take a hole saw and eat the rubber out. Some how, some way, you have to get rid of the rubber, and then after that you can collapse and then drive the outer metal shell out.
 

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P.S. Some people also take a regular drill bit and go around and keep drilling the rubber to get it out of there so they can get the bushing shell out.
 

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80 ton air jack, big socket, 25k lbs truck frame.

Comes out in one piece every time
Lemme just load that in my bed. I'll bring it back Monday. Lol

I used a air hammer on a junky compressor. I'm talking worse than a small pancake unit. With a bigger compressor, would have been much better.
On the rear, (the hanger I think) part is like dimpled. Took forever to get those out.

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Use a 3/8" drill bit and drill the rubber until you can punch it out. You putting poly back in?? Grease it up
 

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Ball joint press the center that the bolt goes through out , then hole saw the rubber bushing and sawsall the outer shell .
 

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Drive a wedge/chisel between the body of the spring and the portion that rolls over. After driving in the chisel, you can hammer out the bushing very easily (unless it's rust welded in, then a little persuasion is required.
 

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I usually try one of the methods listed then end up with a tire fire method winning. Then drive a chisel in the eye to spread it slightly and push the sleeve out with the air hammer.
 

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