Spring Clamp
NOTE:
The spring leaves should all be in contact with one another at the intended clip location.
- Load the rear springs with the rear of the vehicle supported, either directly by the rear axle or by the tires.
- Remove the damaged rear spring clamp by either removing the restraining bolt or by prying back the ends of the rear spring clamp which are folded across the rear spring until the rear spring clamp can be freed from the rear spring. On some clips it will also be necessary to pry the locating pin out of the locating hole. (Locating holes are the holes punched out of the lowest leaf the clip encircles which indicated the proper spring clip location.) See Fig 1 .
- Make sure locating hole is clean and free of debris.
- Position the lower part of the rear spring clamp across the width of the underside of the spring, aligning hole in the rear spring clamp with the locating hole in the rear spring. The legs of the clip lower half should extend down from the bottom of the rear spring.
- Insert the drive rivet that comes with the rear spring clamp, through the hole in the lower part of the service rear spring clamp into the hole in the rear spring. The flat face of the rivet flange should rest against the clip lower half.
- Fully seat the rivet with a hammer. If there is not enough room to hit the rivet directly with a hammer, a punch may be used. The slotted legs of the clip lower half should extend downward, the outer surface of the legs flush with the sides of the rear spring.
- Place the rubber service clip liner across the top of the leaf spring, directly above where the bottom half of the rear spring clamp attaches to the rear spring, with the flat surface against the leaf and the clip locating edges extending upward.
- Place the clip upper half between the locating edges of the rubber liner.
- Align the threaded holes in the clip upper half with the slots in the clip lower half.
- Hand start the two screws through the clip lower half slot into the clip upper half threaded hold. The screw heads will be located under the rear spring, against the inner surface of the clip lower half.
- Squeeze the rear spring clamp to the rear spring with one hand while tightening the screws. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .