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Reversing Spring Eyes #1226640 07/22/2017 3:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 Victoria BC S Sedgewick 'Bolter
Sedgewick 'Bolter S Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 Victoria BC	I do not plan on doing this but am curious how it is done. I always thought it involved heat but an article in a hot rod magazine shows it being done with a hydraulic press. I tried youtube but found nothing. 1949 Chevy 1/2-Ton "Sedgewick" In the Gallery 1989 Caprice

Re: Reversing Spring Eyes Sedgewick #1226642 07/22/2017 3:54 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	I have never done it, but a search gives the following: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/reversing-spring-eyes-help.455055/ better yet: http://www.hotrod.com/articles/1103rc-eaton-leaf-springs/ Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

Re: Reversing Spring Eyes Sedgewick #1226649 07/22/2017 4:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 Victoria BC S Sedgewick 'Bolter
Sedgewick 'Bolter S Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 Victoria BC	Seems that it is not good practise after reading that. I tend to agree. 1949 Chevy 1/2-Ton "Sedgewick" In the Gallery 1989 Caprice

Re: Reversing Spring Eyes Sedgewick #1226650 07/22/2017 4:47 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	A response in the HiPo Forum might have been different. They live dangerously/differently? Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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