The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline 1940 Chevy 1/2 ton Spring Seat

To deal with the wear on the Spring seat and rear axle housing, I cut down both faces of the spring clamp so as to make a relative snug fit on the axle housing. There is a reference to that in the shop manual for a1940 Chevy 1/2 ton.

That seems to work but I am concerned about the wear on the axle housing.

I don’t know how thick the housing is and what concerns I should have about the wear.

The warn axle housing measures about 2.635 vertical and 2.685 across at the spring seat location.

I have access to a rear axle of of a 1941 car. Would that be a suitable replacement?

Thanks,

Mike