What about slipping a flat magnet under the bottom of the oversize hole and
filling the hole with weld.
grind the fresh bumpy surface flat, locate the shock, mark the center on the
fresh weld surface, redrill and re-tap? Good as new and you can leave the
spring pan in place.
Glen
(who spends waaayy too much time with his favorite toy mig welder.)
> Do I take it that you can get in there and put a nut on a slightly longer
> bolt if you strip out the threads? Sooner or later I will have to undo
these
> bolts and the thought of them breaking off or stripping gives me fits. Bob
C
>
>
> Bob
> To repair it right in my book. A man has to remove the wheel,
> spindle, spring to get to the spring resting plate.
> Which is only spot welded on. Cut or grind those welds.
> Then you will see the shock mounting block which is very
> small. This is the item that needs repairing or replacing.
> Do the same with it, cut or grind to remove. Then replace
> with a mounting block thats in good shape.
> Reinstall the spring and etc.
>
> Takes time but worth doing right.
>
> Larry Rex
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