Rusted spring shackles

[exbass94]

How much would a shop charge to replace both of the rear spring shackles on a 94 Explorer? I realize that shop charges vary by location, but about how many hours of labor should a shop charge? Also, how much should the parts cost?

 

[gettle03FX4LevelII]

i believe it calls for at least an hour of labor on both sides. I know my brother did bot mine on my 93 that i had because the shackle rusted and broke. They are a big pain in the ass because they are riveted to the frame and he had to use an air chisel and a torch to get them off. He cursed me after it was done.

 

[86isuzu]

did the shackles and mounts on both of my rangers. shackles about 45 mins for the pair. about an hour for each mount. i spent $15 on rear mounts, $20 for the fronts, and i went with chevy drop shackles about $35 for the pair.
You really could do it yourself if you just changed the shackles, PB Blaster and a ratchet and ur groovy. mounts u might wanna give to a shop just cause its a pain.

 

[rebel3.0]

Very common on all year rangers.

 

[dogboy]

I have no clue about price, but replacing two shackles is very easy if you ask me, I did it to my Ranger. For some reason I took them off when I changed my leafs, still don't know why I took them off too... It is just a few bolts, probably kinda tight, but nothing WD can't fix. Even if you have absolutaly no clue how to work on a car, I think you would be able to tackle the shackles. That is just my opinion though. And you would be saving yourself alot of money too.

 

[Capt Jay]

I don't know what post everyone is reading but he doesn't have a ranger he's asking about an EXPLORER. Remove the upper bolt, remove the loser bolt and change the shackel. I had one that was tough. Put some heat on the bolt, not enough to melt the bushing, and hit it with a hammer. Very simple very easy.

 

[Todd]

All in know is that just about every leaf spring bolt I have taken out has been an absolute bitch. This is what happens to them in the rust belt and if the shackle is rusted out then I would guess the bolt is rusted to the steel sleeve in the bushing.

 

[exbass94]

Thanks for the replies everybody. I know that replacing the shackles myself would be pretty easy, except for dealing with the rusted bolts. But I would pretty much have to have a shop do it, since my mom doesn't trust me working on cars even when I tell her a million times that I know what I'm doing. That's why I mostly needed to know how much a shop would charge for this. I gotta take the Ex in soon in anyway for a tranny flush, radiator flush, and A/C recharged.