nope. then again.... it's not easy... but possible to jam a wedge in between the spring plate and body sheetmetal to force it down. But you're better off (safer, and with less possible damage) to simply drop the spring ends from the uprights. I've even gone to the extent once of using the stock spit jack 'under' the diff, with a 2"x4" under the jack, and rope tied up and over the spring. cranking the jack...will pull the spring down. BUT BE CAREFUL! The jack can slip and jump sideways if not properly secured. And that spring can be surprising dangerous even under only slight loading if and when it lets loose!
p.a.y.o.r. Paul Tegler [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.teglerizer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:35 AM Subject: Re: the discouraging differential saga continues... > Thank you everyone for your help with that. It turns out that all i needed > was a good pry bar and a rubber malllet. > > But now that the differential is in...i can't get the leaf spring to go down > far enough to fasten to the differential. I thought maybe i could > disconnect the leaf spring from the vertical link, lower the spring enough > to get the nuts on the studs over the metal plate and then get the leaf > spring back on the vertical link. Is there an easier way? > > Thanks again, > Dave *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
