The invention relates to a sling replacement method for a suspension bridge, which comprises the following steps of: arranging a temporary cable clamp on a main cable of the suspension bridge; erecting auxiliary slings on the temporary cable clamp; arranging a main pull rod on an erection hole, screwing a nut on the end part of the main pull rod, inserting small pull rods into four hole positions on the two sides of a base plate, and arranging bolt pullers or jacks on the end parts of the small pull rods; starting the tensioning of the bolt pullers or the jacks, continuously knocking a pin shaft in a lower lug of an old sling until the pin shaft is knocked out, and screwing the nut on the main pull rod; lifting the original sling, knocking the pin shaft out of an upper lug of the old sling, taking the original sling down, and arranging a new sling by using the method contrary to the method for dismantling the old sling; after the new sling is arranged, unscrewing the nuts on the bolt pullers or jacks, releasing pressure, unscrewing the nut on the main pull rod, and repeating the operations until the new sling is completely tensioned; and dismantling the auxiliary slings, the base plate, the main pull rod, the small pull rods and the temporary cable clamp. The sling replacement method for the suspension bridge is convenient to construct, safe and reliable.