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RE: Rear suspension spring

To: "'simon.halliwell@postoffice.co.uk'"
Subject: RE: Rear suspension spring
From: "Mitchell, Doug (D.B.)" <dmitchel@ford.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 08:51:32 -0400
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simon.halliwell@postoffice.co.uk
> [mailto:simon.halliwell@postoffice.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 8:21 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Rear suspension spring
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> ------  Disengage 'lurk' mode --------
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> Hi,  I've been on this list for quite sometime now whilst I'm 
> rebuilding a 1967
> Mk3.
> Last night I fitted the rear spring and noticed the Haynes 
> manual mentioned a
> 'front' marking on the spring.  I've tried, but I can't find 
> any marks, can
> anyone help either tell me where the marks are - or tell me 
> how to identify the
> 'front' of the spring.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Simon.
> Chesterfield
> England.
> 
> 

Simon,

There should be a tag bolted to the brackets that hold the spring
together. This is the 'front'. In all honesty, I cannot find any
difference between the front and rear. I don't think that it really
makes any difference.

Doug Mitchell
dmitchel@ismi.net
'73 Spitfire 1500

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