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Newbie—68
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Joined: June 26, 2025
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 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:38 pm Post subject: Weird torsion leaf configuration |
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I was trying to install new leaf packs in my front beam, but I just couldn’t get them to go through. Then, when I compared the new leaves to the old pack, the older pack is way smaller and the dimple for the grub screw isn’t even a full hole.
Is this some underground secret configuration or did the previous owner just not care. I’m mainly wondering what I should do next |
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RLFD213
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Joined: January 21, 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: Weird torsion leaf configuration |
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| Let’s take “the previous owner just didn’t care for 100.00 Alex… that was probably the only way they could get the leaf pack back in. |
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baldessariclan
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Joined: October 14, 2016
Posts: 2050
Location: Wichita, KS
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 4:51 am Post subject: Re: Weird torsion leaf configuration |
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Front torsion bar leaf springs are supposed to stack like as shown in the photo below:
Note also that there should be no “hole” for the end grub screws — it’s a “dimple”, and is formed by grinding into the edges of the central leaf springs:
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