1969 Dodge Dart Swinger clean up
52 years of grim and salty roads. Break out the heat wrench.
Almost an hour working the nuts back and forth to successfully get them all off with no stripping.
Heated and bent the clamp strap tabs up, so if necessary they can be reused. If you just bend them up without heating they'll snap when you bend them back down.
Both spring sets off the axle housing.
Springs still have a LOT of "boing" to them. Clamp them before taking that nut off ! 6 leafs on a Dart!
Everything on the drivers side of this car is worse than the passenger side. Probably from running the salt trail on the white line!
Drivers spring pack pin/nut apart.
Lots of arch left in these things.
Now to clean everything up.
Removing the ceased in spring hanger bolt. Took about 3 tons for the first "crack" and then came out fairly easily.
52 years of grim and salty roads. Break out the heat wrench.
Almost an hour working the nuts back and forth to successfully get them all off with no stripping.
Heated and bent the clamp strap tabs up, so if necessary they can be reused. If you just bend them up without heating they'll snap when you bend them back down.
Both spring sets off the axle housing.
Springs still have a LOT of "boing" to them. Clamp them before taking that nut off ! 6 leafs on a Dart!
Everything on the drivers side of this car is worse than the passenger side. Probably from running the salt trail on the white line!
Drivers spring pack pin/nut apart.
Lots of arch left in these things.
Now to clean everything up.
Removing the ceased in spring hanger bolt. Took about 3 tons for the first "crack" and then came out fairly easily.