I dropped the axle just enough so that I could get the leaf’s in…

I dropped the axle just enough so that I could get the leaf’s in, after I got everything lined up correctly I used a 9” C-clamp to compress the whole thing together. Then I used the new bolt supplied with the kit and bolted the whole thing back together. I had to use an angle rotary tool with conical bit to remove some of the rust and metal inside the factory shim so that the new bolt head would fit; which was significantly deeper than the factory rivet.

Owner caption September 2003 · Photo 7 of 462