old truck question
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old truck question
figured id give this a shot here
im building a 1949 ford f1 pick up and ive encountered this problem in 2 spots on the truck
upon me attempting to remove the raer end assembly ive come into a snag trying to trying to disconnect the rear leaf springs. IN the area the shaft goes through to hold the leaf spring in place there was a bolt (that i removed) that was threaded in the shaft whole to keep it covered. now my question is how do i now remove the leaf spring..its still being hung up in the whole with no shaft in it. im not quite sure how to explain this any better ill be able to post pictures later tonite
but if nybody has had any experience with this please shoot me some input
i hope fabrik8 reads this
im building a 1949 ford f1 pick up and ive encountered this problem in 2 spots on the truck
upon me attempting to remove the raer end assembly ive come into a snag trying to trying to disconnect the rear leaf springs. IN the area the shaft goes through to hold the leaf spring in place there was a bolt (that i removed) that was threaded in the shaft whole to keep it covered. now my question is how do i now remove the leaf spring..its still being hung up in the whole with no shaft in it. im not quite sure how to explain this any better ill be able to post pictures later tonite
but if nybody has had any experience with this please shoot me some input
i hope fabrik8 reads this
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Re: old truck question
so you removed the bolt that went thru the eye of the spring???
if you did then take a prybar and pry it out...its an old truck...its not going to fall apart...going to have to use elbow grease
if you did then take a prybar and pry it out...its an old truck...its not going to fall apart...going to have to use elbow grease
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Re: old truck question
there is usually 2 tabs on each end of the leaf that hold the "pack" together. Post up some pics. Resto or rod? PB blaster is your friend
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Re: old truck question
he is not trying to remove individual leafs...hes trying to remove the whole spring...thats whay he removed the bolts that go thru the eyes of the spring
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Re: old truck question
Fabrik8 says proper hammer selection is critical. Don't use one that's too small.
Seriously though, what's the worst that can happen? You might slightly alter the 1949 truck chassis manufacturing tolerances.
It sounds like you've already removed what you need to, and I can't think of any design changes since then that would make early trucks any different. It should just be a leaf eye with a bushing and a bolt loaded in double-shear going through it. I'm assuming that the bushing is probably rusted to the frame/shackle/plate/whatever, so the leaf can rotate and the bolt will come out, but the bushing and whatever it mates to are pretty good friends. You'll use a new bolt (I love fresh bolts), and a new bushing, so take some aggression out on it to bust it free. Just try not to damage the holes that the new bolt will go through, or else you'll have to put in a little more work to repair it. With, like, an arc welder..
Leaf springs haven't changed much since before vehicles had rubber tires or engines. Good enough for horse-drawn carriages, good enough for pickup trucks.
Seriously though, what's the worst that can happen? You might slightly alter the 1949 truck chassis manufacturing tolerances.
It sounds like you've already removed what you need to, and I can't think of any design changes since then that would make early trucks any different. It should just be a leaf eye with a bushing and a bolt loaded in double-shear going through it. I'm assuming that the bushing is probably rusted to the frame/shackle/plate/whatever, so the leaf can rotate and the bolt will come out, but the bushing and whatever it mates to are pretty good friends. You'll use a new bolt (I love fresh bolts), and a new bushing, so take some aggression out on it to bust it free. Just try not to damage the holes that the new bolt will go through, or else you'll have to put in a little more work to repair it. With, like, an arc welder..
Leaf springs haven't changed much since before vehicles had rubber tires or engines. Good enough for horse-drawn carriages, good enough for pickup trucks.
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Re: old truck question
thanks for the info guys
i was just making sure there wasnt any "hidden" components i was unaware of
i will be continuing the job when im off work
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i was just making sure there wasnt any "hidden" components i was unaware of
i will be continuing the job when im off work
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