New shackle installation

Cornflake

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Redding FAR*NORCAL, CA

• Mar 4, 2006

• #1

Anyone have any tricks to replacing a shackle? I have plenty of instructions, but never replaced them before, so if anyone has any tricks let me know. It's going on an '89 XJ and it's a 1.5 inch lift shackle....

 

Matt98XJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Sanford Stadium, row 5.

• Mar 4, 2006

• #2

Not that hard, its only 2 bolts.

 

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Rocketman

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Bolingbrook, IL

• Mar 4, 2006

• #3

Yea.. have a sawzall ready with a bi-metal plade. Getting that top bolt out can be a beyatch. Have the PB ready as the upper nut is welded in and tough to get at should the bolt break.

I had to cut holes in my rear deck to access the weld nut, pop it out and use nylock nuts in place of the old ones. A total PITA...

 

Cornflake

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Redding FAR*NORCAL, CA

• Mar 4, 2006

• #4

Do you really need to unbolt the shocks and ubolts and everything like my instructions say? that seems a little overboard...i'd think taking off the tires, getting the rear on jack stands, jacking the axle up and unbolting the shackles is all it should take?

 

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ksmith

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Ontario Canada

• Mar 4, 2006

• #5

I didn't unbolt everything ... just the shackles had no troubles.

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Cornflake

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Redding FAR*NORCAL, CA

• Mar 5, 2006

• #6

Thanks

 

88flexj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

salinas, ca.

• Mar 5, 2006

• #7

Start spraying the bolts with WD40, or PB Blaster a couple days ahead of time. Makes things alot easier

 

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aduke

NAXJA Forum User

Location

monson mass

• Mar 5, 2006

• #8

ummmm wd-40???? no

water depleator (sp?)

 

Cornflake

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Redding FAR*NORCAL, CA

• Mar 5, 2006

• #9

I started putting on PB so it should go well......hopefully..

 

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mjd99xj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Central New York

• Mar 5, 2006

• #10

If you have any trouble getting the top bolt back in you can set the bottle jack(the one that came under the rear seat) on top of the leaf pack and use ift to push up on the "frame" to make it easier to line the top bolt holes up.

 

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hippymill

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Montana

• Mar 5, 2006

• #11

did mine this afternoon. took about 1 1/2 hours for the whole job. loosened the spring end, then removed the top (body end)bolt. pulled down on the spring and the shackle drops out of the pocket. I didn't unbolt anything from the axle.