The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline R&R rear springs, '50, 3604

Denny, I'm doing the same thing swapping out the springs. I was doing well using a 1/8" pipe and a end cap with a 1/2' fender washer banging on that washer with a hammer. Pipe is screwed into the grease fitting hole.

What I wasn't aware of is that the SPACERS go on the outside of the spring.

Now the shop manual says the spacers go on the inside of the spring yet I've measured and determined that the spring spacers need to, and are easier to install on the outside of the springs.

Sense your springs are still installed note where the spacers are, We're approaching a correction to the shop manual. So far two of us (3600) have found out that the spacers are located on the outside of the spring hangers.

I did remove the Fender after installing one spring incorrectly gracious it was a lot easier. Tie a two by four to your engine lift and tie your fender to that being careful removal is successful. I did that on the opposite side of my truck.