How to Remove Rear Leaf Springs from a Jeep Cherokee XJ
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2018
- Got these Rusty's Offroad 3" Lift Rear Leaf Springs from Pic A Part for $61.33 for the set.
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Hands down the most clear, well narrated leaf spring vid I've seen. Holy buckets Batman!
I second that ! I am about to go to the pull a part for the 1st time here in a few days for leaf springs myself. Heres to hoping it goes as “smoothly” as that was.
Thank you for making this video!!!!
Glad you were able to get those springs,Martin.....
Dan Hambrick thank you Dan, I wasn't even worried about not getting them it was just how much of that jeep was I going to have to cut apart to get them if those bolts gave me any problem.
Aww those dainty little shackles are so stinkin cute!
Who needs an impact gun when Martin breaks bolts and ratchets lol. I was in Vegas a couple weeks ago on the freeway and saw a Cherokee kinda like yours at first sight and said to myself hey its Martin!! Alas it was not yours.
That pick a part in Henderson is my favorite yard. Ladies get in for free just like the club's in Vegas LMAO. I always stop by when I leave Vegas. Cheap prices and they always got cars coming in. Awesome video.
Thanks Eric for posting. Yeah they just got 17 new jeeps in this weekend so you know I was down there checking it out see if there's anything I couldn't live without.
After seeing this, I'm ready to do this rear end swap. subscribed.
You can do it, I'm working on a rear-end swap as I'm typing. 😄
Thank you for subscribing. 😀
Rock slider too, you have much more in Nevada. Great parts in like new condition.
My arms now feel weak after seeing that last lift being removed. Thanks for your hard work
yeah that was a good little work out
good positive attitude
let me ask you something will bad leaf springs make your wheels skip ? I go over some sharp little bumps at high speed the rear feels like its jumps and I noticed the Rpm on the dashboard dances a little when it does that. my mechanic seems more to think my transmission is going out
2000 Jeep Cherokee Will a broken rear shackle bracket cause the rear end to be off center and cause a noise in the rear end... i have replaced both axles bearing and seals. CHANGED OUT RING GEAR AND CARRIER BEARING FROM ANOTHER JEEP THAT I KNOW WERE GOOD...So
Awesome
Love the Michigan comment.
That donor XJ is pretty rust free. Nice find.
Yeah, all the ones here in Southern Nevada look good. Most are completely rust free.
You cannot see the nut through that hole. You can see the tapered tip of the bolt. The nut is in a pocket between the outer side of the frame rail and the inner side of the bracket. You have to cut into the pocket if that tacked nut spins on you.
cut from the inside of the frame
Gloves?
Wish I’d seen this video before I did my own leaf spring replacement. Snapped the front bolt just like you did and I’m currently trying to figure out how to drill it out. Might’ve been different if I had lubed up the bolt through the frame
Good luck! Hope there's not to much swearing trying to get that bolt out.
martinbuilt Haha thanks Martin. Just wondering, do you know if there’s a way to tell whether or not I broke the nut inside the frame, or just the bolt? The bolt just seems stuck on the actual nut (I drilled through it and it still won’t budge)
@@jamesrice2424 sounds like the fixed nut inside the frame is spinning with the bolt. The metal that held the nut in place failed. I would try using a hole saw to the bottom side of the frame and hopefully you can get to the nut.
martinbuilt Thanks for your advice Martin. Did the job a few weeks ago and got lucky. Turns out it was just a snapped bolt, and the nut didn't break off. I highly recommend using impact guns while doing this job. Compressed air is really a necessity for carriage bolts
@@jamesrice2424 I am about to take these bolts out. I’ve been spraying them for months with Pb blaster and now Seafoam deep creep so hopefully the nut doesn’t break off the welds. If this does happen I’ve heard of cutting under where the nut is and opening it up so you can fit a wrench in to hold the nut. Other people have also cut a hole in the floorboards. I’m really hoping I don’t have to do this. The Jeep is very rusty, originally from PA.
from my xj being from canada and having a lot of rust i find that, that clicking noise when taking off bolts is just the bolt freeing up as parts of the threads are exposed and either covered in rust its when the bolts is to easy to pull out thats when i have my problems lol.
I believe they were installed with loctite on the threads at the factory.
Do you have a walk-around video of your Jeep? I looked but didn't see one, unless I missed it and just didn't see it.
K Digiacomo no I don't I've been wanting to do one.
Do they allow grinders in that salvage yard, or did you have to sneak it in? The Pull-A-Part in Knoxville doesn’t allow them 😕
Yes, kind of funny, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, but when they do allow it. You must have a fire extinguisher with you.
Did u see the Flowmaster exhaust?
I should have grabbed that for Rick's Jeep. He just replaced the entire exhaust system.
Anybody know what size socket he's using?
I used 13/16" but 21 mm should be it.
Ugh, can't put this off any longer I suppose. I have 2 sets of helper leafs (one in front of the axel and one behind) under both leaves which has been fine so far so I kept putting it off. I have thicker coil springs though that should fit up front I might do first and ball joints haven't been changed. Other than that I've done all the suspension components and I still unexpectedly get death wobble even though I've changed everything else. It's weird, I'll have no problems at all for a while then suddenly, one day, every bump causes death wobble. Wtf? I don't seem to get it when I have a passenger and also it seems to happen more after a long drive. I have 2 xj's and death wobble is always just lurking around the corner always coming when you least expect it. I'm used to it but when you have another vehicle behind you it's no fun. Edit: I always pb blaster my nuts and bolts days in advance and keep doing it until I'm ready to remove them and always use a torch, you shouldn't have to worry about the gas tank it's not that close and it's plastic which doesn't transfer heat so you'd see it melting.
Have you checked your drive shafts?
@@martinbuilt thanks, drive shaft looks fine, I'll have to see the new leafs change the angle though. I think I actually got the death wobble fixed now. Had to take it to get it up on a lift because I remembered the front suspension geometry was all shifted to the right from the lift so I put in an adjustable track bar and got it all brought back to center. Now I can't get death wobble no matter how much I try. So far..
10:22 is very correct!
Wow!! What a hassle Martin! Do not you need an assistant? :>) lol
Are you out in vegas?
Yeah, I used to live in Henderson
@@martinbuilt i recognized the pick a part, im out in vegas, centennial area.. I’m trying to get my leaf springs off and it’s just a f***ing headache.
That's the 2nd time I heard you say Michigan.. The only rust I have on my 2004 WJ was on the bottom right of my liftgate.. Which is a jeep thing not a Mich. Thing.. Love your videos but please stop pointing us out..Smh would love to send you a picture if I could... Not all Mich. Jeeps all junk.. 4.7 and I would drive it to Mexico tonight if I had to..and that's with 142,000 on the clock
Dennis Volkening I don't mean to pick on Michigan. The only reason I'm mentioning it is I'm getting this stuff for a guy that used to live in Michigan and he knows all about rust. I'm from Iowa I'm no stranger to it that's for sure. I'm pretty spoiled out here in southern Nevada. You can sand a car out here to its bare Steel and I'll still be nice and shiny a year later
Man you need a cordless impact
I just recently got a Dewalt 20 volt 1/2" impact, which does make a lot easier.
Just before your ratchet broke I thought "Oh he's about to get Hurt!"
i know I am quite randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released series online?
@Melvin Van I would suggest flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
@Preston Ledger Yea, been using FlixZone for since march myself :)
@Preston Ledger Thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D I appreciate it!
@Melvin Van You are welcome :)