Re: 1940 1808 Rear Leaf Springs and Schock Links

Posted by todd landis On 2014/5/6 15:41:51

Went to a few big truck parts and service areas, they had rubber but was all much larger. Than needed. Ordered three sizes from McMaster-Carr. Numbers are 8507K47, 8510K29, and 8693K16. Just trying to guess about what might be needed. And if too thin can double up a smaller one inside of a larger one, which I had to do on two. I don't know which size is which as they came unmarked. Unfortunately the minimum is ten feet of each. There are two pictures, one with using only one of the new strips of rubber, and the other with a smaller size inside of a larger piece. On some parts of the spring one size was thick enough to do the job, on a couple others had to use a smaller size inside of a larger size, to make sure the shackle tightened up enough against the spring leafs. You will need to cut the corners of the rubber to get it to fold inside of the three sides, then trim. Both pictures are early attempts at trimming, and with a bit of practice now look better. I believe one picture still shows one section not trimmed yet.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for all the continued input from everyone.

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