Front springs
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Laughing Gas
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Front springs
I have been having a "clunk" in the front end when turning the wheel full travel either way. I had my wife go out and turn the wheel while I was under it, I noticed the front spring had play. The play is where the lower and upper springs are held together with some sort of pin or bolt up near the front hanger. The lower spring would slip in the oposite dirrection that hte wheels were being turned. Has anyone come across this before?
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When you say upper and lower spring, you are meaning the individual leafs? If so, them sliding opposite of the front of the tires, while turning, is the way they would push. If I had to guess, the upper leaf is the main, which is bolted to the hangar, while the lower is not. So the upper doesnt have a choice to move, but the lower can. If the noise happens while this sliding happens, you may possibly need the inbetween leaf spring slider pads (dont remember their real name) However, I would be 100% certain your noise your hearing while driving isnt coming from worn out spring eye bushings, or the sway bar bushings. Just my .02
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Laughing Gas
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It is the lower, not main spring, that is slipping. I also agree that it is not the eye bushings and the sway bar and link arms are new. But you can visibly see the lower slip at the bolt that connects the upper and lower springs, just behind the front eye bushing. Its not alot but you can see it and feel it.
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It is the lower, not main spring, that is slipping. I also agree that it is not the eye bushings and the sway bar and link arms are new. But you can visibly see the lower slip at the bolt that connects the upper and lower springs, just behind the front eye bushing. Its not alot but you can see it and feel it.
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Front hole I believe your talking about:
This is were typically they pit a spring pad, to keep them quiet while the suspension cycles. You could get some to put in there, if your convinced thats the noise you hear while driving. Local spring shop should be able to get them for you.
This is what keeps the leafs mostley straight, on my spring pack, and most they are on the rearward side of the spring pack, leaving the front open, to flex if necesary.
Another one from the bottom:
And there is the centering pin, which is right above the axle, because it keeps the axle from sliding forward and rearward on the spring pack.
This is were typically they pit a spring pad, to keep them quiet while the suspension cycles. You could get some to put in there, if your convinced thats the noise you hear while driving. Local spring shop should be able to get them for you.
This is what keeps the leafs mostley straight, on my spring pack, and most they are on the rearward side of the spring pack, leaving the front open, to flex if necesary.
Another one from the bottom:
And there is the centering pin, which is right above the axle, because it keeps the axle from sliding forward and rearward on the spring pack.
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[quote=rebelchevy02;7960204]Front hole I believe your talking about:
This is were typically they pit a spring pad, to keep them quiet while the suspension cycles. You could get some to put in there, if your convinced thats the noise you hear while driving. Local spring shop should be able to get them for you.
Thanks for the photos. This is the one I am talking about. I did not realize it was plastic.
This is were typically they pit a spring pad, to keep them quiet while the suspension cycles. You could get some to put in there, if your convinced thats the noise you hear while driving. Local spring shop should be able to get them for you.
Thanks for the photos. This is the one I am talking about. I did not realize it was plastic.
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