Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 187

1. S pring H anger Pin
2. S pring Front Hanger
3. S pring S addle Top Pad B olt
4 . S pring Rear H anger
5 . L u b ric a tio n F ittin g
6. S pring H anger Pin Lock B o lt, N u t and W asher
7. S pring Saddle Top Pad
3. Thoroughly clean spring eye pin, making sure lu b ri­
cant passages a re open.
w ea r is evident.
4. Inspect spring eye bushing fo r w ear. If e x c essive
w ea r is evident, rep la ce bushing using T o o l J-8459
(See Figure 21).
5. R eplace rebound clip bolts o r center bolt i f damaged
in any way.
Assembly
Coat spring le a ve s with a light film o f graphite g rea se.
F ig . 22—S pring D e ta ils
8. Top Pad S lid e
9. Top Pad Set S crew , N u t and Lock W asher
10. Spacer
11. S pacer B o lt, N u t and Lock W asher
12. Bushing
13. C lip
14. B olt
R eplace pin i f e x c essive
REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE 4-11
Stack spring le a v e s in c o r r e c t o rd er, then com p ress
" C"
le a v e s using clam ps o r an arbor p re s s. Install cen­
te r bolt, then install rebound clip b olts and spacers.
Tighten center bolt firm ly ;
enough to hold lea ve s in alignment without re s tric tin g
fr e e m ovem ent.
Installation
1. Position spring assem bly on spring saddle with cen­
te r bolt head in locating hole in saddle, and with
spring ends in place at fra m e hangers.
15. C e n te r B olt
16. Spring A ssem bly
17. S pring Saddle
18. Saddle Cap Stud
19. Saddle Cap Stud N u t
20. Saddle Cap
21. Top Pad B olt N u t
tighten rebound clip bolts
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