HOW do I get the rear leaf bolts loose (name?) so I can install my lift shackles?. I used a bunch of penetrating oil, breaker bar, nothing, they wont budge. do I need air?, heat?, heat AND air?...I'm stuck halfway through this lift job (front is DONE though! yay!)

 

When I did my lift, sprayed bolts for about a month. Didn't have any trouble getting them out. Try tighting then loosening may work.

 

I just got the ole 3/4" breaker bar and used the rear axle as either a pull or push point for my body. Granted I did spray my bolts every other day for a week. Still had to cut out the front two bolts because while they did come out of the threaded hole, they were stuck in the pin for the spring bushing. I didn't have a slide hammer but I had extra bolts and a sawzall.

 

I may have access to an air gun to loosen them up. think I could limp it home to my garage to finish?, im thinking, loosen em, fingersnug em back down just not tourqued, then limp it to my spot a mile or so away to finish.

 

put a pipe on that braeker bar(handle from a high lift works great)

 

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I used about a 3 ft pipe on mine. It was a very slow job.

Don't see how you could get an impact wrench on top bolts unless you cut fender.

 

I also suggested a breaker bar (hi-lift handle) to someone. They broke the welds on nut loose. Oops
But it worked fine for me.

 

I used kroil on my shackle bolts 10 minutes beforehand then used my breaker bar and loosened up them.

 

X3 for more leverage. Never too much. Break that thing off there

 

I put slight presure on the suspension then penitrating oil and a breaker bar with a cheater bar added on.

 

If no serious air tools....


Breaker bar (pipe-like conduit, and use a hydraulic jack to slowly apply pressure to the end of the breaker bar. Make sure you have someone hold the socket on so it doesn't slip. Supporting the bottom of the jack with some 2x4's to get the height right. I use to do this before air tools. Worked great on my rear spring bolts too.

 

I drilled an 1/8" hole in each of the nut cones so I could get penetrating oil on both sides of the nut.

 

Hmm, great idea! Never thought to do that

 

Yeah, can't remember how I heard of it. Works amazing. The key is making sure you have someone hold the socket flush on the nut, and the other person jacking (unless you have gorilla arms like me-and can do both).

 

that sounds do able. have been spraying it w lube every day since i posted this, and will give it a whirl on my days off coming up. thanks ya'all