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06-30-2021, 06:40 AM | #21 |
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Re: Front spring broken
Crossmember damage? Or maybe they thought they were missing a leaf? Or their U bolts were too short?
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06-30-2021, 07:51 AM | #22 |
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Re: Front spring broken
I have seen this before. The reason that this was done was the cross member was cracked and instead of replacing the cross member this was the easiest way to correct the problem. You should be able to confirm the crack by looking for at the cross member from the engine compartment.
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06-30-2021, 02:54 PM | #23 |
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Re: Front spring broken
I carefully examined the cross members from all sides. The original is in very good condition, no rust, no warping.
What occurs to me that a harder suspension was wanted because of the 2/10 " lower blade position? Which makes no sense, because the suspension of the A is clearly hard for my terms. Mystic!
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06-30-2021, 04:21 PM | #24 |
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Re: Front spring broken
I have welded in a section to repair worn spindles such as yours, along the lines of Brent's method. Will be interested how your approach will workout.
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06-30-2021, 04:40 PM | #25 |
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Re: Front spring broken
I would agree about the epoxy. Bad idea. I have used a carbon rod in the perch hole and welded up the oval void, Much safer as that is one of your main suspension parts.
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07-02-2021, 01:33 PM | #26 |
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07-05-2021, 04:19 PM | #27 |
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Re: Front spring broken
I wanted to buy the front spring according to Blue Print. However, it has a delivery time of 2 months. Therefore, as an exception, I opted the cheap "import variant".
What a creepy quality! The spring eye bushings were pressed in crooked oval. The shackle arms were 0.2 mm undersized, so they wobbled. The main leaf spring is 1.6 mm wider, so that the shackles block turning when tightened. The ends of the leaf layers were sharp-edged. Hours of reworking until this spring was ready to be installed. Something like that shouldn't be sold!
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07-10-2021, 05:57 PM | #28 |
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Re: Front spring broken
Not for me. New perches are the only way to go. Hope you all respect differences of opinion. I drive my car, so reliability is a big thing for me. I will add this, taking the old perches out can be un-fun!
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07-11-2021, 01:38 AM | #29 |
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Re: Front spring broken
At one time the front cross member has cracked from the up word momentum of the leaf spring. The cross member was probably welded and dressed up. Then this plate was added as a reinforcement to aid in stopping future cracking. I found this same fix done to my coupe. It will make the car a little higher on the front (the thickness of the added material). Its not noticeable. I left it in place and have never had a problem. The car steers fine and no shimmy. She drives perfect.
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08-10-2021, 03:05 PM | #30 |
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Re: Front spring broken
I would now like to add that Don Snyder, after I described the poor quality to him, was accommodating inform of a refund.
Conclusion: A really recommendable dealer!
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08-10-2021, 04:01 PM | #31 |
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Re: Front spring broken
Glad to see you are working on the model a.
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