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Jeff M · 08-16-2014, 08:19 PM

The spring goes in fine connected to the axle, but the problem I've been having is the getting the bolt head through the square hole. I'm starting to think maybe it was drilled slightly lower than the center or it was filed too much in the front when it was made square again after a repair. I wanted to check with an original, unaltered cross member.

I've gotten it really close and tried pulling it in with the weight of the car on it and the U bolts, but I still don't think it's fully seating in the hole. I wanted to check to see if I needed to file it out more towards the rear of the hole. Most of the tie bolt holes I've seen extended further past the other holes (crank bearing hones on either side) a tad bit. Mine seemed to be more in line with them.

08-16-2014, 08:19 PM	#2
Jeff M Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: CA Posts: 104	Re: Measurement Needed Cross member The spring goes in fine connected to the axle, but the problem I've been having is the getting the bolt head through the square hole. I'm starting to think maybe it was drilled slightly lower than the center or it was filed too much in the front when it was made square again after a repair. I wanted to check with an original, unaltered cross member. I've gotten it really close and tried pulling it in with the weight of the car on it and the U bolts, but I still don't think it's fully seating in the hole. I wanted to check to see if I needed to file it out more towards the rear of the hole. Most of the tie bolt holes I've seen extended further past the other holes (crank bearing hones on either side) a tad bit. Mine seemed to be more in line with them.