what would cause this
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what would cause this
I was wheeling the other day and I heard the rears rubbing real bad and I wasn't flexing so I get out and look and its like my axle is moved back on the passenger side causing it to rub on the back of the fender and on the driver side the tire is pushed up against the leaf...I will go take a pic and post it if it works
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your leaf springs are junk for one. in the pic the pass one looks inverted and prob broken. can you take more pics of the leaf spring perch and also the eyelet/mounting points?
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Originally Posted by jbsjunk
The center pin broke allowing the diff to shift.
+2 on the springs being toast.
+2 on the springs being toast.
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Center pin keeps the axle from sliding. It sticks into it while the u bolts hold it tight. Maybe the dr side broke moving it forward and the pass side pivited back? Either way it looks worse than it prob is. Id say new leafs and u bolts and you are back to wheelin
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Originally Posted by Driftunit
Center pin keeps the axle from sliding. It sticks into it while the u bolts hold it tight. Maybe the dr side broke moving it forward and the pass side pivited back? Either way it looks worse than it prob is. Id say new leafs and u bolts and you are back to wheelin
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Using a Ford hammer on a Jeep?!?
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make sure your blocks still have the little center pin nub on them that will sit in the spring perch on the axle.
the top of the block should have a hole there for your spring center pin to sit in the block as if it were the spring perch on the axle.
then use new u-bolts and tighten them down to approx 50 lb/ft of torque for 1/2 inch bolts. use black tool steel bolts with fine threads and long nuts if possible.
the top of the block should have a hole there for your spring center pin to sit in the block as if it were the spring perch on the axle.
then use new u-bolts and tighten them down to approx 50 lb/ft of torque for 1/2 inch bolts. use black tool steel bolts with fine threads and long nuts if possible.
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make sure your blocks still have the little center pin nub on them that will sit in the spring perch on the axle.
the top of the block should have a hole there for your spring center pin to sit in the block as if it were the spring perch on the axle.
then use new u-bolts and tighten them down to approx 50 lb/ft of torque for 1/2 inch bolts. use black tool steel bolts with fine threads and long nuts if possible.
the top of the block should have a hole there for your spring center pin to sit in the block as if it were the spring perch on the axle.
then use new u-bolts and tighten them down to approx 50 lb/ft of torque for 1/2 inch bolts. use black tool steel bolts with fine threads and long nuts if possible.