I had a guy replace leaf springs on a 99, chrysler axle and he re-used the ubolts. If I had researched first, I would have bought new bolts and had them replaced at the time. I have 2 questions: First: how big of a deal is it to have re-used the bolts? I've read a lot of info from both sides of the fence on this. It has about 170k on it, and I'm unsure if they've ever been replaced before.
The second question: would I be able to replace them without a lift and/or other heavy equipment? I'm assuming I'd work one side at a time, take one off, replace and then the other (4 times). What would be the method of doing this just in a garage; would I jack it up right on the axle and starting taking them off or what?
Thanks for any info, I'm getting more nervous about it the more I read about how you shouldn't re-use the old ones.
The second question: would I be able to replace them without a lift and/or other heavy equipment? I'm assuming I'd work one side at a time, take one off, replace and then the other (4 times). What would be the method of doing this just in a garage; would I jack it up right on the axle and starting taking them off or what?
Thanks for any info, I'm getting more nervous about it the more I read about how you shouldn't re-use the old ones.
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