So anyone else have an issue with the rear leaf springs bolts? This isn't even the "omg the fuel tank is in the way" issue, this is: "my 800ftlbs impact wrench won't move it" and it takes a 4 foot breaker bar barely moves it with me damn near giving birth... I PB blasted it last night, and going to put the torch to it today... but seriously Ford? This is a brand new truck, not a 200k mile rust bucket...
Seriously leaf springs?!
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ghohouston
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Probably loc tite from factory.
gfulton
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Cheap6.7
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Spray Triflow on it.
gfulton
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Or heat.....
Use a small propane torch, it's a special green loctite. Heat it up and it comes right off.
Ford did it right, they didn't want it coming off... it's funny how easy it comes off after some heat to melt the loctite.
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Ford did it right, they didn't want it coming off... it's funny how easy it comes off after some heat to melt the loctite.
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Jacob @ No Limit
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Mine came right off with my cordless 1/2 drive Milwaukee impact. I didn't know there was an issue with them not coming off? I've taken them off two brand new 15 f350s now without an issue. One was a dually also if that matters
gfulton
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Didn't know that thanks........
I struggled like the OP when I installed my Deaver springs pnly reason i know what hes going through lol.. Biggest 3/4 impact wouldn't loosen it. Grabbed my Mapp gas hand torch, heated it up a bit and it came right off.
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Must be some have more loctite then others. I have a 20v Dewalt 1/2in (comparable to yours) and it wouldn't budge. A 3/4in impact with plenty air didn't budge it.
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Jacob @ No Limit
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That's wild that a 3/4 didn't even budge it. On both trucks I did, it hit for just a second and then came right off. Good to know though!
Vader's Fury
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One of the guys on the assembly line is going through a lot more of that green Loctite than anyone else on the line LOL
powerstrokedkid87
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we had a 15 come through a few weeks back for a icon kit, same thing leaf bolts where in there good. Little heat came right out.
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Pinky out and everything?
ghohouston
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I had a brake caliper fail on a 6.7 dually at work with less than 20k miles on it, when I went to remove caliper bolts, I found out ford really likes to use loc tite now a days. My Ingersoll rand titanium 1/2" impact wouldn't break em loose. Had to use a long breaker bar with a cheater pipe to break em loose. Probably the same bastard who did the o.p.'s spring bolts lol
Randy_270
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I had some issue with my leaf spring bolts, the one on the drivers side was a pain due to the fuel tank but the passenger side wasn't to bad. My truck is a 2011 and also has over 90k, but my dad and I with a 16" and a 24" breaker bar, and a torch, got it done.
