- 1. [oletrucks] Front springs installation (score: 1)
- Author: "Stephen" <slb1@humboldt1.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 16:56:37 -0700
- I have just replaced the front leaf springs, bushings and shackles on my '58 1/2 ton. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get good alignment of the axle? It seems there is a bit of play in exact
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- 2. Re: [oletrucks] Front springs installation (score: 1)
- Author: "Claude Ramey" <cramey@n-link.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 19:41:48 -0500
- Stephen, my '59 (and I thought all others) has an alignment pin/bolt that goes through the leafs and lines up with a hole in the axle. This lines everything up. '58 the truck oletrucks is devoted to
- /html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00100.html (8,010 bytes)
- 3. Re: [oletrucks] Front springs installation (score: 1)
- Author: Advdesign1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 05:54:48 EDT
- << I have just replaced the front leaf springs, bushings and shackles on my '58 1/2 ton. It seems there is a bit of play in exactly where the u-bolts locate the axle. >> Caster shims may have fallen
- /html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00109.html (7,253 bytes)
- 4. Re: [oletrucks] Front springs installation (score: 1)
- Author: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
- Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 14:14:31 -0400
- By play do you mean the bolts don't seem to tighten on the springs. This could be because the pin another person mentioned is not seated in the axle. It's easy to get it misaligned as you tighten U b
- /html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00113.html (7,905 bytes)
- 5. Re: [oletrucks] Front springs installation (score: 1)
- Author: Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 14:55:10 -0700
- Tighten the U-bolts. They will work loose as the spring assembly settles in. This causes the axle to move back and forth making it hard to drive. Same holds true for the rear. You might have to tight
- /html/oletrucks/1999-09/msg00147.html (7,953 bytes)
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