Centering Pin on D44HD
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Centering Pin on D44HD
Ok so my dad has a 89 F250 4x4 351W ZF5 reg cab long bed with a D44HD front end. When we bought the truck it was involved in a T-bone accident on the road causing a lot of body damage but no frame damage luckily. We just recently were checking out a few things on the truck and noticed the centering pin for the leaf spring on the right front of the axle had broke and the passenger side traction beam has moved towards the cab of the truck more. (which is strange because the truck still goes down the road perfectly straight). Problem is I can't tell what the centering pin is being that it is broken and I can't get all the caked on dirt, mud, grease, and rust off the drivers one to see.
Is it just a stud or is it a bolt?
If it is a stud or bolt what size would I get to fix this?
This is the only problem left with the truck I need to get it done as we need to give the truck an alignment before it wears out the tires on it even more. The local shop won't fix the centering pin but we have enough experience to do it ourselves.
Thanks guys and gals
Trav
Is it just a stud or is it a bolt?
If it is a stud or bolt what size would I get to fix this?
This is the only problem left with the truck I need to get it done as we need to give the truck an alignment before it wears out the tires on it even more. The local shop won't fix the centering pin but we have enough experience to do it ourselves.
Thanks guys and gals
Trav
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Right I see that from the link posted above. I know I can get round head bolts with allen head screws at the local ace as I have gotten them when building my Harley. I just need to know the length and size.
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Get a center bolt from the auto parts, ace hardware is not going to have what you need.
Centering bolt will have a special tall head and will also be fine threaded resistant to shear force, will be longer than required finished length as to aid in drawing spring pack down together, cut off excess pin once in tight.
Surely worth the little extra effort it'd take to get the correct bolt.
Centering bolt will have a special tall head and will also be fine threaded resistant to shear force, will be longer than required finished length as to aid in drawing spring pack down together, cut off excess pin once in tight.
Surely worth the little extra effort it'd take to get the correct bolt.
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If have large C clamp won't need much extra, no large C clamp or equivalent springs don't lay into one another tight? get one plenty long enough reach through all springs.
Springs that have been in a pack for long time usually lay right back into one another pretty tight.... you'll know once its apart.
Same time figure/measure for new u bolts, order them in with the center bolt.
How to measure for U bolts > http://www.wwfriedlineinc.com/measuring_ubolts.php
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and spring shop will have them in stock.
or, call Junior at ATS and he will be able to set you up with the proper bolt.
you will need new spring u bolts too.
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or, call Junior at ATS and he will be able to set you up with the proper bolt.
you will need new spring u bolts too.
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