An Accident that didn't happen....
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ironhorse
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An Accident that didn't happen....
I was working on the front end of my 25 and it is amazing what you find.
this is the lock nut for the wheel bearing on the Right side of the vehicle the thin circles show where some one tried to use a chisel to turn it to the left, but since the right side is left hand thread they were tightening the nut. It looks like whoever did this worked on the problem for some time before he figgured it out as seen in the thick circle.
This is as Steve from Lang's pointed out is a REAR spring clamp, It was mounted on the front spring along with another just like it. Notice that the threads are completely stripped. When I removed the cotter pin the nut turned 1/4 turn and fell about 1/2 inch, then just wiggling the nut brought it the rest of the way off. Glad I didn't drive it far before deciding it needed work.
Do it right or do it over,your choice. Drive like everyone is out to get you!
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TXGOAT2
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Re: An Accident that didn't happen....
Hillbilly impact wrench... OK if you have a replacement nut. Those spring clips are a mess!
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Re: An Accident that didn't happen....
Glad you caught those early on and didn’t let them spell trouble for you! I was guilty of trying to beat that right nut off mine my first go around, and so was whoever had it last ‘cause it was ruined and stripped.
When I bought my first T the front wheels wobbled something fierce, I took apart the spindle and someone had installed new spindle bolts but didn’t know to ream the bushings. They took the bolts themselves to a grinder until they dropped in…mercy!
When I bought my first T the front wheels wobbled something fierce, I took apart the spindle and someone had installed new spindle bolts but didn’t know to ream the bushings. They took the bolts themselves to a grinder until they dropped in…mercy!
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Re: An Accident that didn't happen....
Some folks shouldn't be allowed to work on ANY car !!!
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ironhorse
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Re: An Accident that didn't happen....
in case you were wondering, this is how the rear spring clips were mounted on the front spring. all three pieces had stripped threads and the front spring pack had the wrong tie bolt so I assume this was an attempt to keep the spring pack from shifting back and forth.
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Re: An Accident that didn't happen....
It may have been a good period fix attempt to lower the side to side sway that is more prevalent with the later motor/spring mount. This fits with overloading the fenders with stuff & needing an extra fender brace.ironhorse wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 3:17 pmin case you were wondering, this is how the rear spring clips were mounted on the front spring. all three pieces had stripped threads and the front spring pack had the wrong tie bolt so I assume this was an attempt to keep the spring pack from shifting back and forth.
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btw, love the spectacles.