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From: spitfires-owner@autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Mayer
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 7:35 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: the discouraging differential saga continues...
Thank you everyone for your help with that. It turns out that all i
needed
was a good pry bar and a rubber malllet.
But now that the differential is in...i can't get the leaf spring to go
down
far enough to fasten to the differential. I thought maybe i could
disconnect the leaf spring from the vertical link, lower the spring
enough
to get the nuts on the studs over the metal plate and then get the leaf
spring back on the vertical link. Is there an easier way?
Thanks again,
Dave
Dave,
There is a tool that the factory used to bend the spring while attaching
the vertical link. It is a long rod with two sets of tabs welded on so
that you can fix it to the spring in 2 places and is long enough that
when you force down on it sufficient leverage exists to flex the spring
enough to fit into the link. If you want to come down to AZ, I'll lend
you mine! :)
Joe
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