In this video I show the very common repair of replacing the broken leaf in the center of the three leaf pack on the rear of 2007 up Chevrolet and GMC 1500's. -Enjoy!
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Great vid. I was going to just replace the spring set. Just? Remove the gas tank? Geeze!
So now thanks to you and your ATS recommendation I will be replacing "just" #2 spring.
Thanks again!
The rust will build up between your leaves in your springs. The small plates between the leaves allows you to be able to power wash your springs out. It also give the rust space to build up before "rust jacking" the leaves apart. We pretty much do the same job in our shop almost every day. If you live in Canada we sell these kits as well on our website.
I put a pair of ATS springs. I talked to Bob.
Gm all the way!
Never mess with it again !
Good video !
Helping a friend with a set of sacked out rear springs on a 3/4 ton Chevy with a low budget we cut the center bolt and tapped the individual leaves with a ballpein hammer , wire brushed them and put them back together and lo and behold the springs come back to life. Saved him and ton of money and he went back to hauling wood again with no problems.
I am curious why did you remove the bolt on the main mounting bracket
chevy 1500 super duper duty junk
24 thumbs down from 'the other spring shop'..
You definitely don't mind a torch around the fuel tank. Good work all around
Come on Eric, rule number 1 for mechanic. Never scratch your face with dirty gloves.
Where do get that part or where can I find it …. ??
I need a torch for fun
"Made n murica!"
Second time watching 5/21/2020
You don't have to pull the tank at all buddy good try back yard guru I replaced mine today and never had to touch the tank!
So if that bolt wasent broke can u jus back it out with vise grips of pioe wrench
didnt even try to unscrew the ubolts. I respect that.
Save those springs! You can make awesome hunting knives out of them.
Watched this video twice and managed to replace my second leaf in an hour after a regular shop wanted close to $500. Appreciate the content you provide, keep it up.
What glasses do you use for torching, Mr. O?
Man, I wish you lived near me! We could use a mechanic that knows what they're doing!
ayyy Rochester Represent!
I love your channel! I work on my own stuff outta my garage and frie ds vehicles sometimes too amd ive gotten some pretty good tips from your videos !! Keep up the great work and keep the great videos coming Mr. O !!
My smoke wrench is my go to wrench when it gets real.
Those spacers between the leafs cause the leaf to break after a while. Creates a bending point. F-150 terrible for that in the 2004 period. The shims were there to supposedly help reduce the friction between the leafs and create a better ride.
nevr seez please
Thank you…I will be able to do it by myself!!!
Welded back together hahaha
I pity you having to work on this rusty shit all the time you'd feel like a different person working on our Georgia vehicles, good job bro.
Good job Eric O.
Smoke wrench is awful handy.
love your videos man i watched like 3 so far n it made me sub to your channel. i like automotive channels that do give you a bunch of horse shit that they know nothing about
So fast mate……with torch……
@South Main Auto Repair LLC God damn man! GM must be getting some real crap parts these days. i am an auto mechanic myself and did the job for 30 years. retired because of a disability from diabetes back in 2008.over the years i have worked on all sorts of cars,foreign and domestic. but steering and suspension was a specialty of mine.i have done leaf springs on many different vehicles but really never replaced just one broken spring. to me it was all or nothing replace the set or don't waste my time.
Lived in Northwest Ohio for over 20 years and now live in Texas and the difference between rust and corrosion is mind blowing!! You see 30 and 40 year old daily drivers with not a spec of rust on them, back north you see brand new trucks only a few years old with rust and corrosion on them. Damn salt in the winters is so bad for metal
U uhh. U. U u U. U. B.
His Say aftermarket made America stop leaf springs long time cheap spring made 90% poor country don’t care people in Australia still make leaf springs and coils springs
How could you forget (or not say) a guy with the name of Disco?
I'm in Buffalo and HATE rust.I go thru Fluid Film by the gallon.
No screw jacks?? GJ tho
Still Thru-Way Spring, Mt Read Blvd
Eric 00
Happy to see that the fuel tank doesn't have a very small leak.
What the hell are they using there in the winter?? ACID!!!!???? My car is 20 years old and has NO rust.
I drive a Dodge Dakota, 03. Replaced both sets of springs this past weekend. Was told had to drop the fuel tank to get to the driver side bolt. Nope, don't need to. Since I was replacing them, I simply cut the bolt, popped the cut off end out beside the tank. When I replaced it, I put the bolt in the other way, but towards the gas tank. Simple fix. BTW, was told to do that by a fella that had worked in a spring shop for 29 years
Ats is a good company I used to use them when I worked at ford they were right down the road they are a local company for me great people
that poor trucks been rode hard and put away wet more than a few times. holy smokes. even the door skins rusty lol
I just bought my Explorer springs from them. Got the HD ones at that. They are fantastic.
They warrantied them on the 2009 models.