Rusty rear brake drum and axle on jack stands during teardown in…

The kit said you needed to take the whole leaf pack off to put the add-a-leaf in but I did not see why, I just un-bolted the U bolts, ground of the upper rivet head, then dropped the axle. To get the factory clamp off that held the leaves in alignment I just pulled the bottom leaf out and then pulled the others sideways, thus bending the bracket and allowing the whole set to fall off.

Owner caption September 2003 · Photo 5 of 462