Center bolt rusted into leaf springs

[laffycaffi]

Looking for tips.

At first I was delighted to get the center nut off the bolt in the middle of the u-bolt cap, lid, or whatever you call it that keeps the leaf springs together. On the driver's side, the thing was just spinning and I ended up cutting off the nut with a hack saw.

But then I realized why: the bold appears to be rusted inside of the leafs.

Any tips for getting it out?

[Digger]

Hammer and punch. Both the bolt and springs are high-carbon steel. You should be able to drive it out. Sometimes it requires a big hammer and a full swing, as a smaller hammer will just mushroom the end of the bolt.

[laffycaffi]

That worked. And I'm done. Whew.