Rear Spring Question
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Burning Brakes
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Rear Spring Question
Will be assembling the rear spring this evening. Can anyone indicate the proper orientation of the round retainers(they have a slight bevel on one side) which are part of the assembly linking the rear spring to the trailing arm? Unsure whether the flat part faces the rubber or vice versa.
TIA
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Le Mans Master
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Will be assembling the rear spring this evening. Can anyone indicate the proper orientation of the round retainers(they have a slight bevel on one side) which are part of the assembly linking the rear spring to the trailing arm? Unsure whether the flat part faces the rubber or vice versa.
TIA
TIA
identify the parts you are referring to from the linked page of the LIC catalog:
http://www.licorvette.com/pdfcatalogfiles/cat/51.pdf
you see, it sounds like you are referring to the trailing arm bolts and perhaps the flat washers, but there ain't no bevel to them when new:
Last edited by ctjackster; Jan 14, 2008 at 10:27 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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Hey Jack,
Thx. for the post. I actually located the info. in the AIM, UPC 4 B .
The items I was attempting to describe are the retainers(flat washers), the AIM indicates they should be placed so the rounded side is toward the cushion.
Thx. for the post. I actually located the info. in the AIM, UPC 4 B .
The items I was attempting to describe are the retainers(flat washers), the AIM indicates they should be placed so the rounded side is toward the cushion.
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Will be assembling the rear spring this evening. Can anyone indicate the proper orientation of the round retainers(they have a slight bevel on one side) which are part of the assembly linking the rear spring to the trailing arm? Unsure whether the flat part faces the rubber or vice versa.
TIA
TIA
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Burning Brakes
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Le Mans Master
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Things are going well here.I just retired after 31yrs from UPS.Now I am working on my corvettes all of the time.Keep up the work on your '65.I look forward to seeing some progress pictures here.
ps. I sort of met your brother in law
ps. I sort of met your brother in law
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Burning Brakes
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My b-i-l is toying with the idea of puchasing a C1, assume Jack put you in touch with him. (Jack recently requested your contact info.)
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