Datsun 1000 Workshop Manual page 125

REAR
SUSPENSION
Type
SPE
I
I
A
TIO S
Semi
elliptic Station
wagon
6 7 and 11
mm
leaf
spring
and
0 236 0 275
double
acting
and 0 4 33 in
shock absorbers
Spring
length
1I10mm
43 70 in
Spring
free camber
50mm
Sedan and conpe
100mm
1968 in
4 291 in
Station
wagon
131mm
7mm
5 157 in
0 275 in
Spring
laden camber
II
mm
5 7
and
0 433 in
II
mm
Spring
eye
diameter
0 197 0 275
Front
35mm
and 0 4 33 in
1 3 77
in
1150
mm
Rear
23mm
45 275
in
0 905 in
Shock absorber stroke
156mm
Sedan
I67mm
6 142 in
6 574
in
161 5mm
Coupe and station wagon
180mm
6 3 58
in
7 086 in
3
160mm
TORQUE WRENCH SEITINGS
6
299
in
Shock absorber
mounting nuts
2 5
kg
m
I8Ib
ft
50mm
Spring
U bolts
4kg
m
1
968
in
29Ib ft
Shackle bolt
nuts
6 and 7
mm
Front
4kg
m
0 236 and
29Ibjft
Rear
2 5
kg
m
0 275 in
18Ib ft
1000 SERIES
Spring
width
Leaf
thickness
Sedan
Station
wagon
Spring length
Spring free camber
Sedan
StMion wagon
Number of spring leaves
Shock absorber stroke
1200 SERIES
Spring
width
Leaf thickness
Sedan
and
coupe
I DES RIPTION
The
rear suspension comprises
semi
elliptic leaf springs
with double acting type tubular shock absorbers
The shock absorbers
are
mounted
just to
the
rear
of the
axle
housing and connect to
the spring mounting
plate at
the lower end
and to the
body at
the upper end
Shock absorber
mountings
are
in the form of rubber
bushes
The
bump
rubbers
on
the 1200 Series differ
to
the
conventional
type
in
that they
are
mounted
on
the shock
absorber spindle
The front end of the
spring
on
1200 Series
is connect
to
the vehicle
by two
plates three shackle
pins
and
nu
s
complete
with rubber bushes Two shackle
pins passing
through the upper
section
of the
plate
insulated
by rubber
bushes connect the upper
section
of the
spring
hanger to
the
body The third pin
and
rubber bush
are
fitted
to
the
lower
section
of the
spring hanger through the
spring
eye
The
rear
end of
the
spring
is
connected
to
the
body
by
two plates
upper
and lower shackle
pins
and bushes
The spring
centre
bolt is located in
a
hole
in the
axle
housing
bracket
and the
spring
is
attached
to
the
assembly
by
two U bolts with self
locking nuts
and mounting
plate
Plastic inserts
are
fitted
to the
ends of
the lower
spring
leaves
to
reduce metal friction
NOTE
The
only mounting
variation between the 1000 and
1200 series is thar the
front
end of the
rear
spring of the
1000 series is connected
direc
ly
to
the
chassis
by
a
single
shackle
pin
and
insulating
rubber bushes
through
the
spring
eye
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