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Rear shackle plates loose threads
DIR By: espacekiller
Date: July 3, 2013, 3:05 am
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Just painting my rear shackle plates ready to be refitted with
the refurbished rear springs and i noticed the threads in the
plates are just slightly slack, not bad but a noticable slack
fit, you can just about wobble the bolt.
I am concerned that this slight play might transfer in to
side-side play in the rear axle (step its arse out)? Is this
something i should be concerned about or will it be rite once
the bolt is clamped down on to the (new) bushes and locked off
with a (new) nylock?
#Post#: 66782--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rear shackle plates loose threads
DIR By: RMS
Date: July 3, 2013, 3:07 am
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A new nyloc nut would tighten it up and it should be fine.
If you're worried though, new shackle plates aren't that
expensive.
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Re: Rear shackle plates loose threads
DIR By: Albert Ross
Date: July 3, 2013, 4:10 am
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Be aware that you can have a mismatch between bolt and plate.
The threads changed around 1963 on B Suffix 2a. Also, a previous
owner may have mixed and matched.
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Re: Rear shackle plates loose threads
DIR By: espacekiller
Date: July 3, 2013, 5:09 pm
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--- Quote from: Albert Ross link ---
>
> Be aware that you can have a mismatch between bolt and plate.
The threads changed around 1963 on B Suffix 2a. Also, a previous
owner may have mixed and matched.
>
--- End Quote ---
:-? Thanks I didn't know that, will have to do some checking,
might check all the bolts are the same to start with :thumbs:
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