When the spring on the 65 broke, the shackle was flat against the boot floor. I
have a photo if you wish to compare.
Brad
gerard wrote:
> Yeah, I can't picture how this can happen unless something is
> broken??? As the pivot points are at the ends of the longest leaf,
> seems like it would have to brake in the middle for that to occur.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 3:06 PM -0500 6/17/03, David Lieb wrote:
> >It shouldn't have anything to do with the studs. They are not in any way
> >intended to control the rotation of the bushings, just to hold them in place
> >so many inches apart. Is it hitting the floor of the boot ahead of the boot
> >mount or behind? The idea is that the front of the spring locates the axle
> >and the shackle allows for the length changes in the spring inherent in the
> >flexing action.
> >Usually this question means that somebody has just changed the springs and
> >didn't get the shackle in right.
> >David Lieb
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