crushor
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Good day all...
Question of the day...how difficult is it to replace the rear leaf spring shackle mounts on a '96 Ranger 2wd. I was informed during a recent tire replacement that the rear leaf spring bolts were...one was hanging out and the other was missing. the result was that these bolts are the ones that attach the upper part of the shackle to the plate mount that is attached to the frame. Further inspection revealed that the bolt on the drivers side is hanging out, however rusted in this postition, the other bolt is not missing,it was misdiagnosed by the tire dealer...the mount on the passenger side has broken, and both the shackle and the leaf spring are bumping into the bottom of the bed. Is this plate mount a purchaseable item, or is this something that has to be fabricated? I figured that I may as well replace both of the mount plates and the bolts at the same time.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Question of the day...how difficult is it to replace the rear leaf spring shackle mounts on a '96 Ranger 2wd. I was informed during a recent tire replacement that the rear leaf spring bolts were...one was hanging out and the other was missing. the result was that these bolts are the ones that attach the upper part of the shackle to the plate mount that is attached to the frame. Further inspection revealed that the bolt on the drivers side is hanging out, however rusted in this postition, the other bolt is not missing,it was misdiagnosed by the tire dealer...the mount on the passenger side has broken, and both the shackle and the leaf spring are bumping into the bottom of the bed. Is this plate mount a purchaseable item, or is this something that has to be fabricated? I figured that I may as well replace both of the mount plates and the bolts at the same time.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.