thanks mossman381 for share your video, I fix my 2002 chevy s10, some difficult because I don´t take the bed off, thanks.

A California truck might not be bad to change this stuff but anybody in the rust areas it going to be a fight. Age will also be a factor. This truck is pretty old.

So is mine. 2001 S-10 that lived its life in Pennsylvania on salt covered roads. So it's going to be a fight too.

@@scottalban64 2000 Blazer LT 4x4...really rusty. Gonna be a fight.

Your video helped a lot, and many others on youtube.

Plug it in to the computer and it will tell you where the rust is....

Dude that is absolutely genius. Im gonna try this today I got a 00 S10 Zr2 lifted on 1 ton axles with an old muncie 4 speed, I need the shackles off to put lift shackles on

Just tried it, worked perfectly.

Brandon Cody thanks for the reply, I just hoped it would make someone’s job a little less stressful.

Might have to try that next weekend, when I am gonna do mine

I just did my passenger side shackle, the one closest to the exhaust was my trouble as well. Rubber bushing and the inner sleeve came out no problem. Had to chisel the outter sleeve out for what felt like forever

I see they are about $90 each. I have looked mine over and they seem good as of now. I am already putting way too much into this truck.

Mine did the same thing

That’s what I was thinking. Would have been much faster.

I figured he would have just used an air hammer.

If you don't have much rust, it is a pretty easy job.

@@mossman381 live in Indiana so it was a rough task but I did it

It wasn't very rusty if all you needed was a breaker bar.

@mossman381 well ya the shackles and bolts were the rustiest things on the truck It is in great condition for the year

Not a fun job. I wish you lots of luck.

@@mossman381 thanks, I'll let u know how it goes

Yeah this doesn't look like fun. If u live in ohio go to stuver spring. They did mine for around $100. No appointment, I just went up there and was out in 20 mins. Incredible service. 90 percent of problems I fix myself but no way I would go through this with that great price at stuver spring

Did you start by just cutting the old shackle in half? Seems like it would be the easiest way to me

@@KillianDeaton - I cut/grind the *Bolts.* Then I punch it out. You can cut whatever you want really at this point... Cause you no longer need the "Shackle or Bolts". I install new bolts + shackle.

They are pretty simple little trucks but when you add the rust and corrosion it can be a fight sometimes.

A Blazer would be a lot more fun......... :(

Whatever you want to think. I will take the bed off and have tons of room to work. You can leave the bed on and have no room to work. Good luck with that.

@@mossman381 Just managed mine with the bed on. It definitely took some finesse. Wasn't all that bad, except one outer sleeve was a pain. Chisel made easy enough work of it. Throw a jack under the reciever and this whole project wasn't bad. Had enough room to sit right under the truck, plenty of room for tools. Not too bad at all.

Truck needed a new cab and frame but then is it really my grandpa's truck anymore? I will just keep patching this one until it can't be patched anymore. I really thing it will be fine. Once the Fluid Film is on, it won't be able to rust anymore.

Depends on how rusty your Blazer is.

@@mossman381 its spent all 27 years of its life on Iowa roads, so its pretty bad. I've been spraying the bolts with wd-40 daily for a few weeks in anticipation, so hopefully it'll be doable

@@ethanbrown2900 I stopped using WD long ago. Blaster works 100 times better.

@@mossman381 I'll check it out, wd-40 is what I usually have on hand, so its what I usually use. It usually works for what I need it for

When I first started using PB Blaster it was like night and day difference. It really soaks into the rusty parts. I highly recommend PB Blaster.

These things can rust out fast. I am trying to keep this one going as long as I can.

Pretty obvious you have never worked on a really rusty vehicle. It doesn't work that way here in Wisconsin.

@@mossman381 pretty obvious you have never tried it and now you're salty. We Just used this technique on a 22 year old Blazer that was in actual worse shape than yours (Northern Indiana just as bad as Wisconsin). Why exactly wouldn't it work? Because I can tell you personally that IT DOES WORK. But hey whatever my man, have a great day 👍

@@mossman381 I will add that we didn't change the bushing in frame. This technique only work on the shackles themselves

Did you have rust? I'm in the process of doing this...

@@dude3678 - Yes, they were rusty. The new Shackle Kit came with everything you need. It was easier to cut off everything with the cutting wheel rather than sitting there fighting it. On the other hand, the Frame was rusty too, but depend. That is the part you have to be really careful. Our older Blazer, they didn't pass inspection because of it. We had to get a guy weld a big piece of Metal onto the frame. Then my Dad and I drill the holes and put our own bracket in, etc....

The right tool is the one that works.

And oh yeah, you must be some sort of moron to think that any penetrating oil would have freed these up. I wish I could give you a Wisconsin truck and film you just pulling out shackle bolts. Stupid KZfaq idiots.

You need to replace that rusted shackle before it breaks going 55mph down the road and you loose control of your truck.

@@mossman381 its going to be replaced I was just wondering if that what could be causing the swaying

It's not my fault your truck needs repair. I am just showing you my struggles with my repair to maybe help others.

@@mossman381 funny, not my fault it needs it either. Why take offense like I'm claiming it's your fault? Never said anything of the sort.

It's not your fault??? You bought the truck. You drove the truck until it needed repair. YOU put yourself in that situation. It is your fault. Your first comment claimed I should have told you info at a certain time in the video. Like I didn't do it right. How about you just shut up and take the free info I just gave you and go repair your truck instead of telling me how to do my videos.

@@mossman381 1st off, I didn't buy truck new n drive it til it fell apart. It was preexisting to my purchase. I also do not control RUST. Therefore it's not my fault. Nothing I did one way or other caused the problem. As for rest, you're quite the sensitive bitch, aren't ya? Hey at least ya did think to say it, right? Nothing I said should have affected you like it did, but now I'll give ya reason. I made a comment, so fucking what you didn't like it. I mean really, what? You wanna get all puffy n fight about it? Lmao why don't you go bang some more with your two hammers n get out that rage while I'll sit here n laugh at ya before I go mess with my truck. Got a butthurt report I can send ya, fill it out in triplicate n shove them up your ass rude fuck.

Central Wisconsin.

mossman381 hey thanks for the response man

Right! I cut the damn thing off!

The 86 blazer is a full size truck. When the s10 blazer came about they are considered a compact truck.

We have a KZfaq expert here. You will have to enlighten me on why that isn't adding heat?

MAPP saved my a$$, it works great on exhaust header bolts etc. About same temp as oxy/acetylene too.

This shackle would have been nearly impossible to do with the bed on. That's why I did it when the bed was off. I have fought with these shackles before and they are no fun. Especially in the rusty states.

She put up a good fight.

@@mossman381 It's 23 years old... Looks like it's going to rust into.

I don't think it possible unless you have a southern truck.

It’s like 6 bolts a ground and the filler neck bolts

Just did mine with bed on . If the bolts come out easy , youre home free . If the bolts do weld (rust) themselves to the inner metal sleeve , A right angle drill can drill out the rubber between the inner sleeve where the bolt passes through and the outer sleeve. Once thats out of the way , you can use a flat screw driver and remove the outer sleeve . You will need the ball joint press like the one shown in this video .

I have a 97 s10, and those use eight bolts. But mine is only held on by 6 now because someone broke the head off one before I procured the truck, then one of the nuts that was welded to the frame of the bed broke off(due to rust). But it’s not hard. I just had the bed off to put in a new fuel pump, and now I have to replace my drivers side rear shackle. Maybe I should have left the bed off, but we’ll see. This truck lived about 5-8 years in Michigan and Wisconsin before coming back to western Kentucky.

Dumb kids think they know everything. The hammer on the other side makes it so your energy that you are putting into the hammer blow isn't wasted but do whatever you want.

@@mossman381 I understand the thought process and with two people it'd probably work better, sure. But holding a hammer in each hand and getting a half ass throw negates the purpose.

It doesn't negate the purpose dumb ass. I will take less of a swing with more impact than more swing with little to no impact.

@@mossman381 You get awful offended for someone who puts a video up on a PUBLIC platform 😂😂 hit it with your purse next time it'll have better results

How am I offended??? I just can't believe the stupidity that is walking around out there. And then people are so dumb they comment on videos showing everybody just how dumb they really are. By the way, off camera I hit that with everything I had without a hammer behind it and no go.