rear spring insulators on 57 wagon

[1930artdeco]

Ok, got the diff and new springs in. According to the manual it should diff, metal spacer holder, rubber spacer, spring, rubber spacer, metal spacer holder then shock pad.




Now my 57 wagon didn’t come with any of these spacer things. I am going to add them IF they should be there from the factory. My questions are these:



1) if installed, how does the diff keep from shifting front to rear? Will the U bolts keep it from sliding?




2) how do I install the top metal spacer holder? I can install the rubber pad, just not the spacer as it would force the diff spring pad to sit up about 1/8”.



Thanks.


Mike

 

[KULTULZ]

1) if installed, how does the diff keep from shifting front to rear? Will the U bolts keep it from sliding?

The spring assy center bolt will hold the assy steady. If the u-clamps lose their torque value the rear assy could move. This center bolt ensure no movement, but they (u-bolts) have to be torqued correctly and with new u-bolts and hardware.

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