Chevrolet Light Duty Truck 1973 Service Manual page 225

REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVELINE
The following caution applies to one or more steps in the assembly
procedure of components in this portion of the manual as indicated at
appropriate locations by the terminology "See Caution on page 1 of this
Section".
CAUTION:
THAT IT COULD AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF VITAL COMPO­
NENTS AND SYSTEMS, AND/OR COULD RESULT IN MAJOR REPAIR
EXPENSE. IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH ONE OF THE SAME PART
NUMBER OR WITH A N EQUIVALENT PART IF REPLACEMENT
BECOMES NECESSARY. DO NOT USE A REPLACEMENT PART OF
LESSER QUALITY OR SUBSTITUTE DESIGN. TORQUE VALUES MUST
BE USED AS SPECIFIED DURING REASSEMBLY TO ASSURE PROPER
RETENTION OF THIS PAR T .
Rear Suspension
Propeller Shaft...
Rear Axle...........
General Description
Component Parts Replacement
All 10-30 series vehicles use a leaf spring/solid rear axle
suspension system. Typical systems are illustrated in
figures 1, 2 and 3.
The rear axle assembly is attached to multi-leaf springs
by "U " bolts. The spring front eyes are attached to the
frame at the front hangers, through rubber bushings.
The rear ends of the springs are attached to the frame
by the use of shackles which allow the spring to "change
its length" while the vehicle is in motion. Control arms
are not used with leaf springs.
Ride control is provided by two identical direct double
acting shock absorbers angel-mounted between the
frame and brackets attached to the axle tubes.
SECTION 4
THIS FASTENER IS A N IMPORTANT ATTACHING PART IN
CONTENTS OF THIS SECTION
REAR SUSPENSION
Shock Absorbers.......................
Stabilizer Shaft.........................
Leaf Spring Assembly...........
Shackles and Hangers
U-Bolts
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
REAR S U S PEN SIO N A N D DRIVELINE
INDEX
Fig. 1—Typical C-K Truck Rear Suspension
4-1
4-1
4-8
4-16
4-1
4-2
4-2
4-3
4-4
4-7
4-7
LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL