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Replacing the Spring of Leaves on Your Boat Trailer

You would be wondering how to go about if you find out that your boat trailer needs new leaf springs. Your leaf springs can go a long way in aiding your trailer to deal with heavy loads. Over time these crucial metal parts can wear or in some cases, if your vehicle is old enough that break catastrophically creating a life safety hazard. The good news is that you can get it done yourself with little more than common handtools and a willingness to learn.

Tips for Replacing Boat Trailer Leaf Springs

Before you begin with the job of swapping out those rear leaf springs round some things up to help decide. Step 1: Gather the tools you will need, like a jack, jack stands, ratchet and socket set (with wrenches), plus maybe even some miscellaneous items such as a hammer. Also confirm that the replacement leaf springs you buy have the right size and weight rating for your trailer.

One key piece of advice is that you perform the work on your trailer with it parked and level. This will help keep the trailer from rolling or tipping on you while working. Quotation Mark Two: You will need someone to help you hold/lift/etc. together a few things too, so make sure they're on hand!

How to Replace Leaf Springs on Your Boat Trailer [Guide with Video] Step By Step

Once you feel like your ready to move forward with the leaf spring replacement process, a jack up and secure your trailer on some jack stands. Now remove the wheels and use a wrench to take off the bolts that held your old leaf springs on the trailer. Shoulder bolts: If you cannot easily remove them by hand, a little helping tap with the hammer may be necessary.

Remove the old leaf springs and replace them with new ones Line up the holes in the springs with matching holes on your trailer and reinsert (and fasten well) all of those bolts.

Go through this process for each leaf spring on your trailer. When you have replaced every one of the leaf springs raise the trailer back up and put in contact with wheels return your trailer once again to land.

How to Replace Boat Trailer Leaf SpringsCOMPLETE Guide for the DIY fixer-upper

Anytime you can do a repair yourself, and save money at the same time is always great for your pocketbook as well as being rewarding to tackle it DIY Style. This guide will help you with detailed steps to follow

Start by Collecting the Required Tools and New Leaf Springs.

Start placing a jack under the trailer to lift it, then place some safety stands on either side of the trailer so they hold all its weight.

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