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I am replacing the rear spring on my '68. I just received my new rear spring and I disassembled to paint it.
When I re-assemble the spring I typically use c-clamps to hold the spring together, then install the center bolt and tighten it.
My question surrounds how tight I should clamp the leaves together. When I disassembled the new spring, I clamped the spring together to remove the center bolt and noticed that the spring was not clamped 100% tight. As I tightened the c-clamps to disassemble I noticed that there was about a 1/4" to 1/2" of compression of the leaves before it was fully tight. This left a gap between the nut on the center bolt and the bottom leaf of the spring.
So how tight should the leaves be clamped together? If it is clamped too tight does it negatively affect the operation of the spring? If too tight, will it prematurely wear the leaf liners? Thanks for any replies.
I am replacing the rear spring on my '68. I just received my new rear spring and I disassembled to paint it.
When I re-assemble the spring I typically use c-clamps to hold the spring together, then install the center bolt and tighten it.
My question surrounds how tight I should clamp the leaves together. When I disassembled the new spring, I clamped the spring together to remove the center bolt and noticed that the spring was not clamped 100% tight. As I tightened the c-clamps to disassemble I noticed that there was about a 1/4" to 1/2" of compression of the leaves before it was fully tight. This left a gap between the nut on the center bolt and the bottom leaf of the spring.
So how tight should the leaves be clamped together? If it is clamped too tight does it negatively affect the operation of the spring? If too tight, will it prematurely wear the leaf liners? Thanks for any replies.
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