WTF Happend to my LEAF PACK (Picture)

[mark91xjbeef]

im off all day wednesday i can give you a hand. it really is cake work. give me a ring when you are off. mark

 

[fdsa487]

have enough time to take picture and upload it on internet (obviously in the daylight) but didnt have enough to crawl under and look?

I took the picture w/ my camera phone before i left for work, sent it to my e mail at work then posted it at work.

 

[fdsa487]

im off all day wednesday i can give you a hand. it really is cake work. give me a ring when you are off. mark

I work 8 am to 1030 pm on Wednesday. Thankfully i have the weekend off. I will do it then if you want to come over and help me drink beer.:cheers:

 

[fdsa487]

RE center pins are 3/8" - stock ones are 5/16" ...and the rear axle type doesn't matter although you may have to grind the head of the center pin or enlarge the hole in the spring perch so they fit correctly.

A step-by-step for replacing the center pin? Mmmkay....
1- Get the axle out of the way. This means removing the u-bolts, etc and letting the axle out of the way...no matter how you do it do it safely so that your next of kin doesn't come yelling at me.
2- Put a c-clamp on either side of the center pin to hold the springpack in place. Not too close or you'll never be able to turn the ratchet, but not too far away either because you need to hold the springpack together in the middle.
3- Remove the center pin.
4- Replace the center pin and tighten the nut. DO NOT use the center pin to pull the springpack together though but that's not a problem because you've got c-clamps doing the job for you.
5- Remove the c-clamps.
6- Reposition the axle onto the center pin.
7- Tighten the u-bolts
8- Drive
9- Tighten the u-bolts again.

Yucca, thanks allot. Your the best.

 

[mark91xjbeef]

im off friday and sunday but work at 2 on saturday let me know whats good.

 

[fdsa487]

im off friday and sunday but work at 2 on saturday let me know whats good.

Alright if i dont get it donw on Saturday i'll call you on Sunday and we can work on it then, yeah?

 

[DaffyXJ]

Just did this last weekend. Shim cracked, left, and I sheared the centering pin. Had rear steer for a while, too bad it was only to the left.

Took a grade 5 bolt, ground down the head a bit to fit the perch, re-installed in the spring, new U bolts, and it's back together..


Derik

 

[fdsa487]

Just did this last weekend. Shim cracked, left, and I sheared the centering pin. Had rear steer for a while, too bad it was only to the left.

Took a grade 5 bolt, ground down the head a bit to fit the perch, re-installed in the spring, new U bolts, and it's back together..


Derik

Where did you get your new u bolts from and did you install a new shim? Did you get the new shim at the same place?

 

[Rev Den]

Took a grade 5 bolt,

use a Grade 8

Rev