Looks good but I'd use jack stands, or anything stable to protect yourself. Hitch would have worked.

 

ima do it from the hitch.. it wont hit us.. the truck is pretty high. even when it sits on tires.. do i put one on both ends of the hitch?

 

I just used the center part of the receiver hitch with one jack.

 

thats exactly what I'm doing
thanks
pray for me!

 

Just jack up a bit and check the bolt for looseness, and repeat if necessary. You should be able to tell when the tension is off the leafs this way.

 

If you lift it to just before the wheels come off the ground then you wont have negative pressure on the shackle by the leafs and axle hanging down.

 

ok its up and i see the screw.. now the problem is the bushing inside wont let it go through.. it wont move or anything, i just see it

 

if you have the holes lined up give the bolt a smack or two with the hammer, if that doesnt work, put a ratchet on the bolt head and try driving it in (even though its not really threaded in the bushing)

 

when you look at it from the bottom the bolt points to the front of the truck

 

is it bent? I probably would replace it anyways, dont want something that crucial being abused like it was.

you got lucky that it didnt fall out all the way. Might also need to consider replacing the bushing and shackle too

 

that cold be it.. now only if it would come out! im scared if i take it off the leaf will snap you know

 

just lower the truck enough to where the tires are just barely just barely kissing the ground and you should be fine to yank the bolt out. You can use a prybar and some wood to give you some thing to pry against.

and obviously dont set the truck down until you get a new one put in it

 

well we got it in
everything was good and we put the new nut in
thanks for everything guys