Re: Rear Leaf spring on the diff.

[Terry & Heather]

Wayne, Nice to hear from you again - It's getting a bit late so I'll get back to you another time off list on the rellies. Would you believe the workshop manual doesn't have a picture of a diff spring mounting bar. If you are totally confused by what i have written here, i'll grab the digi camera from work and take a pic which has got to be clearer than describing how to fit the bar but here goes. There is more than one type of leaf spring and also to complicate things a bit more there are more than one type of insulator so i've split this up a bit to hopefully cover the bases. Leaf Type 1 The leaf spring attaches to the diff with the continuous straight edge on top side and therefore the cut out edged side is the bottom side. Looking from on top of the bar with it mounted to the diff the insulators are slightly forward towards the front of the car. Leaf Type 2. This one doesn't have different sides as such and just looks like an inch or so wide for the whole length. With this type you have to look at the insulators. The insulators are also forward of the attachment point on the diff just like type 1. Leaf Insulators. There are a variety of types in both rubber & nolathane. The insulator is fitted through the end holes but only one way. The protruding rubber bit goes to the bottom side of the bar so you can see the metal surround on the top of the end hole and the bottom of the end hole has the rubber insulator covering the edge of the hole. (you may have to read this with a bar in hand to see what i am trying to describe here) General comments. Make sure you fit the smaller bar (~4" long) which goes over the two diff attachment bolts after the main spring is fitted, it works a bit like a washer but it provides rigidity and even pressure across the back of the diff as well. Before you fit the bar to the diff, make sure the attachment studs are tight as loose studs will tear the thread out of the alloy case when you tension the nuts and that's the end if that - JY visit. You should have 4 x 17 mm nuts, 2 x ~2" washers and 2 x ~1" washers. Each pair of nuts are quite different in appearance. The thinner nuts are used to attach the bar to the diff, and the longer nuts go onto the insulator studs. The large washer goes on first, then the small washer then the longer nut that sometimes has a nylon locker inside. Hope you can follow all this, it wasn't that easy to explain so i've hopefully not missed anything (:- regards Terry Wayne wrote: Terry, thanks for the reply on driveshafts, it was very useful. One more thing, the rear leaf that attaches the rear of the diff housing to the body of a 1600 has 2 holes that are not in the centre of the leaf. Which way aound does this spring go? I bought the car with the diff,shafts etc sitting on the back floor, and as it's my first 1600 I am not familiar with these fiddly little bits. Thanks..                                     -Wayne P.S. If you don't mind me asking, who are your rello's in Bendigo.     There are only 80000 odd people here so I probably know them.*     * Yes it is sarcasm. --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/listindex.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/listindex.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------