Originally Posted by Denny Graham
The replacement cushions in my opinion are not as thick as the original ones or
as hard and do not allow for the proper amount of crush, that makes it difficult to
maintain the proper clearance between the plate and retainer:
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/149005338
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/149005339
The outer bolts would have originally been adjusted by crushing the cushion for the
correct clearance between the retainer and plate then the castle nut was locked with a
cotter pin and the original castle nut did not have a washer under it. I chose to use a
elastic stop nut rather than a cotter pin and put a thin washer under the nut.
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/149005340


Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL


What manual is this out of??? The shop manuals I have state that the spacing is CHECKED BEFORE any weight is applied to the mount. And if it is out of spec (not enough) you are to grind the retainer. If its to large, to replace the retainer. Nothing in the manual (48-51 Truck shop manual) states to compress the cushion with torque.

Also, once the shield is in place, you cannot even see the gap anymore.

And the assembly drawing does not show any retainer to cross member spacers (or they are not clear... but the parts call out do not mention any spacers.