Possibly weld the crack? I'm not familiar with the spring seats on the
Brick as yet, but I'm thinks of something like the seat found on a wheel
strut. Probably have to be arc/heli-arc, as your wouldn't really want to
heat the seat too much and lose the (if any?) temper in the metal.
Good Luck,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Coleman <colemaal@hotmail.com>
To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 8:09 AM
Subject: spring seat
> I've just pulled the right front coil spring on my 74 along with the
spring
> seat and have found a crack in the seat. The crack starts on the outer
edge
> on a level with the mounting bracket and extends inward for about 1/3 inch
> towards the bushing. I only have 50,000 miles on the car. If this were to
> continue, it could be a real problem in the event of a total failure while
> underway.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?? Are the (lower) spring seats available
> anywhere?? I have checked both the online parts list and the original
parts
> list that BI sells and can't locate them. Are the bushings available for
the
> spring seat? If I wind up having to have the seat welded, I'm afraid the
> heat will destroy the rubber.
>
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
> Alan Coleman
> #246
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