And don't forget...... do not tighten the front and rear bushing
through-bolts until the car is sitting back on the ground and you've
bounced it a few times. That way the bushings are not twisted while the car
is "normal". Makes the rubber last longer.
HTH Peter C
At 10:52 AM 2/2/99 , Carl Elliott wrote:
>Connect the ,front the rear then the u bolts, Juat replaced both rears on
>my B and using this method it is easy, You may have to put pressure on the
>spring upward to have it move into place after securing the front.
>Resecuring the axel is then a snap. Carl E.
>
>Justin Cook wrote:
>
>> I'm replacing a broken rear spring. The old one came off pretty
>> easily... getting the new one on is harder. I'm wondering in what
>> order should I try to reconnect the front mounting plate, the u-bolts
>> around the axle and the bolt through the rear hanging bracket. Anyone
>> done this before?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Justin
>
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