Now for the cleaning process. All the small parts associated with the leaf spring mounts can now be sandblasted, primed and painted.
I placed the rear axle assembly on jack stands on my work table making cleaning much easier. The axle can be rotated easily.
Before cleaning the axle assembly, remove the brake drums, shoes, wheel cylinders, dust shields, axles and hubs. Now the cleaning process can easily accomplished.
After cleaning, use an engine hoist to raise the assembly off the floor to eye level. An “S” hook can be used to connect the hoist chain to the axle. There is a flange at the leaf spring mounting area that has a 5/16 hole. The “S” hook fits nicely there. Now the assembly can be cleaned with metal cleaner, primed and painted. As a final coat, I used semi-gloss black. It closely represents the original color.
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I placed the rear axle assembly on jack stands on my work table making cleaning much easier. The axle can be rotated easily.
Before cleaning the axle assembly, remove the brake drums, shoes, wheel cylinders, dust shields, axles and hubs. Now the cleaning process can easily accomplished.
After cleaning, use an engine hoist to raise the assembly off the floor to eye level. An “S” hook can be used to connect the hoist chain to the axle. There is a flange at the leaf spring mounting area that has a 5/16 hole. The “S” hook fits nicely there. Now the assembly can be cleaned with metal cleaner, primed and painted. As a final coat, I used semi-gloss black. It closely represents the original color.
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