Leaf spring bracket

[pjtoledo]

If lil bob can do it....

now that's what i call a great picture

 

[gw33gp]

Depending on what other brackets are on the other side....do one at a time and run a bolt through as you drive them out to prevent trapping the rivot in the other bracket with it all floppy.

In Cali likely not an issue.

My experience with Cali vehicles, it probably is not an issue.


Bet you can do it in half an hour once you have some experience with it.....the gas tank will suck though

Thanks for the tip on using bolts. Holding the bracket firmly in place should help a lot.

I don't have to worry about the gas tank. I am only doing the other side. I took a look at the one on the gas tank side for reference and made a mental note to avoid having to work on that bracket.

 

[gw33gp]

That old wives tale... it’s BS. (According to minimum specs to be rated as grade 5 or grade 8) A grade 5 bolt will break at a lower force than a grade 8 bolt will bend. (I’ve looked up the numbers before, I should have saved that chart.) We dealt with it on our plows one season when one of the guys swore that grade 5 bolts would deform but not break. We tried it on a dozen or so 11’ Gledhill plows... the grade 5s didn’t last one snow storm!! The grade 8 bolts bent and broke in the same application.

That may be true, but I know these guys have been doing race cars professionally for may years. That doesn't mean they were doing it right though.

I do have experience with tool steel and the effects of heat threat and hardness. I learned on parts that have a tendency to chip out in thin areas, have it drawn back at a higher temperature after heat treat to lower the hardness. It may reduce the hardness and strength but it also increases toughness and be less brittle. Does this relate to grade 5 and grade 8 bolts? I do not know.