You are right, no need to loosen the Ubolts. But, my straps were held in
place by 39 years of crud.
I ended up using a hammer and cold chisel to pound the rotted portion out of
the slot under the housing. The first one took about 45 minutes because I
wasnt sure if something else might be in the way. The second one only took
10 minutes of pounding.
My straps were 4 layers of 1 1/4" canvas. I plan on replacing them with 2
layers of
1 1/2" Nylon webbing. I went to the hardware store and bought black Nylon
webbing. From what I have read before in the archives, they are supposed to
be 22" long so that is my plan, unless someone has better advise.
Thanks for the help.
Rob
Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> In article <36D74699.67788AD1(at)wisemaninsurance.com>,
> Robert Wiseman <rob(at)wisemaninsurance.com> wrote:
> > I already told you of my dilema on the strap. I have the car on jack
> > stands under the rear diff. Loosened the U bolt, undid the straps at
> > that top. There is a 1/4" gap now between the axle housing and the
> > spring, but the strap is still sandwiched between the housing and a flat
> > metal piece. How do I get that separated from the housing so I can pull
> > the strap out and feed the new one in?
>
> It shouldn't be necessary to loosen the U-bolt on the spring. Just
> remove the tie-downs for the straps and pull them out. They may be
> rotted/rusted in, possibly pinched a little.
>
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