Installation Procedure

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 GMC Safari and 2004 Chevrolet Astro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Apply rubber lubricant to the bushing (1). Apply lubricant to the spring eye (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Spring Eye & Bushing
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Install the bushing to the spring assembly. Press the bushing into the spring using an arbor press.

Fig 2: Pressing Spring Bushing Using Arbor Press
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Install the leaf spring to the vehicle. Refer to Leaf Spring Replacement .