Steve,
You need to support the car on jackstands at the front hanger plates and
detach the rebound strap on that side. Then, when you disconnect the
bottom plate, the axle will stay put on the spring. You can use a jack
under the axle after you get the spax bracket back in to re-attach the
rebound strap.
Hope this helps.
-=Chris
<-----Original Message----->
From Steven Michelsen
Sent: 7/7/2004 1:10:29 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net;midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com
Subject: re: Broken bracket for SPAX shock
It seeems that the consensus is to "just fix it" by welding the bracket
back
together, preferably with a little extra reinforcing. By the way, I
called
every SPAX dealer I could find and found that none of them sells the
part.
I am beginning to think "the part" never existed, it was always a
welding
job.
So now I have a new question: The plate that forms the bottom of the
bracket is also the base of the spring. Should I support the spring in
any
particular way when I remove the four bolts that hold the plate on? Or,
just jack that side of the car up and take it apart? I am concerned that
that plate might be under tension from the spring, but I could be wrong.
Thanks again,
Steve
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