Where do these washers go?
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Melting Slicks
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Where do these washers go?
I removed two of them from the car, early on, during the rear suspension rebuild. I never could find where they belong. I only remember that they came from this general area. 1 7/16" outside dia. with a 1/2" hole and about 1/16" thick. They have witness marks where a lock washer was. A 1/2" bolt will fit through perfectly. I repainted them with cast blast along with several other fasteners. Thanks, mike...
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Hi Mike,
I don't see them?!
The only clue I see is the tell-tail mark of a split lock washer.
The confusing thing is that there are 2.
I first thought of the bolts that hold the rear differential cross-member to the frame. They use a split lock washer BUT no flat washer.
Then I thought of the bracket for the rear strut rods. It uses a bolt, split lock washer, and flat washer BUT there are 4 of them.
After a while I'll take a look under the car.
Regards,
Alan
PS: Are they flat? They look to have a more intricate shape than the common flat washer.
PSS: Any chance they're from the trailing arm to frame connection?
I don't see them?!
The only clue I see is the tell-tail mark of a split lock washer.
The confusing thing is that there are 2.
I first thought of the bolts that hold the rear differential cross-member to the frame. They use a split lock washer BUT no flat washer.
Then I thought of the bracket for the rear strut rods. It uses a bolt, split lock washer, and flat washer BUT there are 4 of them.
After a while I'll take a look under the car.
Regards,
Alan
PS: Are they flat? They look to have a more intricate shape than the common flat washer.
PSS: Any chance they're from the trailing arm to frame connection?
Last edited by Alan 71; Jan 1, 2011 at 10:47 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks to everyone. I was hoping they were going to be easily identified. It is poss., that in a beer induced frenzy of disassembly, I got them mixed up with something else.:o They are flat and pretty thin. Car has been back together for a few months now and nothing has fallen off. I guess for a total rear suspension rebuild, having only two washers left over is not too bad. I will put them in the Vette parts drawer and not worry about them anymore. Thanks again to everybody and Happy New year. mike...
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Hi m76,
I wondered about that too.
The AIM shows 2 split lock washers being used, but only 1 flat washer. I guess it's certainly possible that St. Louis was using 2 flat wasers.
Still curious! I like to know where stuff goes!
Regards,
Alan
I wondered about that too.
The AIM shows 2 split lock washers being used, but only 1 flat washer. I guess it's certainly possible that St. Louis was using 2 flat wasers.
Still curious! I like to know where stuff goes!
Regards,
Alan
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