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#34158 04/08/2002 7:23 PM | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 31 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 31 | Sigh.....I just broke a few of the clamps holding the front leaf springs in alignment while trying to reassemble them. I bent them apart to get the leafs and liners back together and I assume they are made out of lead since they were so easily bent and/or broken. Anyone have ideas on replacements (and sources) or substitutes that will work? Do I need to weld them back together? Thanks........ | | |
#34159 04/08/2002 10:00 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | You can buy new clamps. Check with a spring shop.
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#34160 04/09/2002 12:36 AM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 99 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 99 | Try this source. I got my u-bolts from them for my 58. http://www.chevyduty.com | | |
#34161 04/09/2002 6:47 AM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 | You can make them out of strip steel from the local hardware store. Just buy some steel the same size, cut them longer than the originals, drill the hole and install. I used a round head pin about 5/16" dia for the rivit. I found them in the hardware section of my local ACE Hardware store. I cut them a little long so I could pound them over on the top side. You could also use a taper head screw from the top side with a lock nut on the bottom as long it don't hit the top leaf. I bent my after they were on the springs. I heated them at the joint so they would be tight to the leafs. I cut them to the same size after the first bend, this way when I bent them over the top, each side was even. It was easyer then bending them first. Joe | | |
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