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| | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 103 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 103 | Not sure I'm calling this part the right name, but it's the parts where the rear leaf springs attach to the rear end. One is tight around the axle housing, the other is very loose. I'm soaking the bolts that hold the halves together so I can take the loose one apart. I assume there should be some kind of gasket between it and the axle housing. Anyone know what the part is called and where I might be able to find new gaskets?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | If you have a torque tube, the spring assembly is designed to allow the axle to rotate as the springs go up and down. When they were steel on steel, they could wear at the point where it rotates. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | What make, year, and series/model truck? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 103 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 103 | It's a 38 Chevy half ton. The side that's loose has worn a lot into the axle housing. Is there anything I can do to repair the damage or at least stop it from getting worse?
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Not sure if this will help but these are the pieces off a 1946 half ton that I just cleaned and blasted for a bolter. I suspect the two halves that go around the rear housing are held by two screws that go in from the "top" and screw into the bottoms. Does this help.... http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r19/LutherParris/Spare%20Parts/46%20rear%20end%20parts%20001.jpg | | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 775 | I measured the gap and had a machine shop shave a few thousands off the top and bottom halves. You can mic the axle and figure the wear. I suppose if the axle was really bad you could build it up with weld. Grind etc back to the oem size. The wear is not equal around axle so my fix worked well for me. There are no gaskets.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 103 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 103 | Thank you for the photos and info. I'll let the screws soak for a bit before I try to remove them. The wear on the loose side seems pretty deep, but I'll have a better idea once I remove the parts.
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