Removal And Installation: Spring: Removal

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CAUTION: Suspension fasteners are critical parts because they affect performance of vital components and systems and their failure may result in major service expense. New parts must be installed with the same part numbers or equivalent part, if replacement is necessary. Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality or substitute design. Torque values must be used as specified during reassembly to make sure correct retention of these parts

Remove the wheel and tire. For additional information, refer to WHEELS AND TIRES article.
Using a suitable jack, support the rear axle.

Fig 1: Supporting Rear Axle Using Suitable Jack

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

Remove and discard the shock absorber lower nut and bolt.
Remove and discard the 4 U-bolt nuts, the plate and the 2 U-bolts.
Remove and discard the leaf spring front bracket bolt and flag nut.
Remove and discard the leaf spring shackle-to-bracket bolt and flag nut, then remove the leaf spring assembly.
Remove the shackle-to-leaf spring nut, bolt and shackle.
- Discard the bolt and nut.