[BaadAssGremlins] Re: 77 AMX leaf springs wanted

["Dan M." <vegadan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I tried installing just the bushings in the eyelet, and tightening 
up the shackles.  The busihngs did tighten up some in the eyelet, 
but I felt it was still a little loose.  Then I got the idea of 
putting just a strip of the red rubber in the eyelet with the 
bushings, insted of making a full sleeve.  When I put in about a 1" 
wide strip and installed the bushings, things tightened up pretty 
nicley without getting too snug.  I was able to rotate the shackle 
about the bolts by hand, which is something I couldn't do with the 
full red rubber sleeve.  So, I'm thinking that this is the way to 
go.  Any comments?

Thanks,
Dan

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dan M." <vegadan@...> wrote:
>
> Ok, I just got off of the phone with Espo and I'm not sure what to 
> do.  According to the person that I talked to, the leaf eyelets 
are 
> made with a tolerance of about +/- 1/16".  I guess that all 
> manufactured items have tolerances, but it seems a little 
excessive 
> since the bushing pretty much giggles around in the eyelet.  I was 
> told that once the shackles are tightened, the bushing will expand 
> to make up the space.  Supposedly, they have answered this 
question 
> before, and have never had a problem.  Now I'm wondering if 
my "fix" 
> is the right thing to do (after it's already in the car!).  When I 
> said that adding the red rubber made things snug, I really meant 
> snug!  The only way that the the bolts would pivot inside the 
> busings (even after adding grease to be able to assemble them) was 
> once the springs were bolted in, the weight of the car forced the 
> spring flat so that the shackle would rotate around the shackle 
> bolts.  I will check the "bushing expansion" theory tonite.
> 
> Dan
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dan M." <vegadan@> wrote:
> >
> > Doc, my car is a 6/4 speed amx.  It doesn't have a front sway 
> bar.  
> > I was thinking of adding both a front and a rear sometime down 
the 
> > road.  The car is not really fast, but it is a lot of fun to 
> drive.  
> > Plus, I have plans for some minor mods for some extra hp.
> > 
> > Onree, you are correct, this is a question that I will contact 
> Espo 
> > about, since I bought everything from them.  Unfortunately, they 
> > won't be in their office until Monday, and I was hoping to get 
the 
> > car on the road this weekend.  I imagine that I would have to 
wait 
> > for them to send me another pair of springs, or bushings that 
will 
> > fit the ones that I have, but I figure that as long as my 
solution 
> > is ok, I will get it together this weekend, and then call them 
on 
> > Monday and see where it goes.
> > 
> > Thanks for all the input guys.
> > 
> > Dan
> > 
> > --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Onree <onree@> wrote:
> > >
> > > This may seem obvious, but why not address this question to 
the 
> > folks at
> > > ESPO??? Did you get the bushings from ESPO also? Suppliers get 
> > away with
> > > this stuff because we let them.
> > > Onree
> > > 
> > > 
> > > on 4/28/06 11:36 PM, Dan M. at vegadan@ did write:
> > > 
> > > > Ok.  I got home today and my new springs were there to greet 
> > me!  I
> > > > was so excited.  I started to put them in, but I realized 
that 
> I 
> > had a
> > > > problem.  The rear spring eyelet is slightly bigger than the 
> > lower
> > > > shackle bushing.  The eyelet is about 1 1/16" in diameter, 
> while 
> > the
> > > > bushing is 1".  I measured the old spring's eyelet, and it 
> > turned out
> > > > to be 1" also, so I think maybe Espo made a mistake.  So my 
> > questions
> > > > are, has anybody else encountered this, and what did they do?
> > > > 
> > > > I went to the hardware store and got a piece of red rubber, 
> 1/16"
> > > > thick.  I fashioned a sleeve that fit inside the eyelet, 
that 
> I 
> > then
> > > > slipped the bushing into.  It was all very snug, so I had to 
> use
> > > > grease to get it all together.  It fit real snug.  Any 
> comments 
> > on
> > > > this solution?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Dan
> > > > 
> > > > --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@ wrote:
> > > >> 
> > > >> Hey Dan that's what we are all here for to help each other. 
> > Using old
> > > >> springs would have been a waste of time and money. I have 
had 
> my
> > > > yellow
> > > >> 74 Hornet since it was new 32 years ago so I have an idea 
on 
> > many
> > > >> problems that most Gremlin. Hornet owners have had since I 
> have 
> > had
> > > >> them. On my 2 1/2 year old orange 74 Hornet project I have 
> had 
> > a few
> > > > I
> > > >> never had on the yellow one. I am still learning after all 
> these
> > > > years
> > > >> and being a professional mechanic for over 40 years.
> > > >> You will love the new springs. Be sure to use a good brand 
of 
> > HD gas
> > > >> shocks too, you won't be sorry.
> > > >> "Doc"
> > > >> 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >
> > >
> >
>






 
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