I ran into a couple snags today. I got the shock absorbers and U-Bolts removed from both sides.
I am doing the left side first. When I lower the jack....which is under the lower most point of the rear axle housing.........I can't relieve all the tension
on the leaf spring for it to break free from the riser block. The jack bottoms out and won't go any lower. (with jack stands as a back up, of course)
Can I position the jack just left or right of the rear axle housing on the axle tube? I think this will enable the axle to drop lower and break the leaf springs
free of the riser blocks.
Also, the center bolts on the new leaf springs have a greater diameter than the holes in the old spring plates. So I need to widen the holes maybe 1/16 of an inch.
If I use a cobalt drill bit, will my 7-amp drill have any problem widening a hole 3/16 of an inch deep?