36-41 Rear spring bolts to cross member fit??????

[Ziffer]

I am putting the rear spring into the crossmember and when I tighten the nuts onto the u-bolt the braces/brackets/keepers are tight to the spring but they are not being pushed up tight to the cross member. Is this correct? I thought the nuts and lock washers would push the cross piece from the u-bolt against the spring and the eyelets would be up against the cross member?

As Always, thank you for any advice.

Z

[19Fordy]

Here's what the U-Bolts and clamps look like on my 1940 Ford car. These are the original stock 1940 Ford parts. I did not use washers.
Nuts are torqued to 80 foot pounds.
Are you sure you have the correct parts? The U-bolt clamps should go on quite easily - a little at a time.

[Ken/Alabama]

Originally Posted by Ziffer

I am putting the rear spring into the crossmember and when I tighten the nuts onto the u-bolt the braces/brackets/keepers are tight to the spring but they are not being pushed up tight to the cross member. Is this correct? I thought the nuts and lock washers would push the cross piece from the u-bolt against the spring and the eyelets would be up against the cross member?

As Always, thank you for any advice.

Z

That's correct, They shouldn't be against the crossmember but should be tight against the spring and the square head of the spring bolt should be in the square hole in the crossmember.

[Ziffer]

Thanks for the pic and quick response. That is what mine looks like I just thought when I took it apart the eyelets were up to the bottom of the cross member. I guess that is what happens when a quick "over the winter" rebuild ends up taking 3 yrs.

Thanks
Z

[Terry,OH]

The spring should go all the way into the cross member and bottom out (there should be a piece of fiber anti-squeak material between the spring and cross member). There may be a square head bolt in the center of the spring (the square head bolt fits into a square hole in the anti-squeak material. The square portion of the bolt has to fit (through the anti-squeak and also ) into a square hole in the top of the cross member.
Do you have the correct amount of spring leafs? any missing and you MAY have to add a filler to the bottom of the spring or you could run out of threads on the U-bolts and the nuts will bottom out.

[Mart]

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If the clamping bars are tight up against the crossmember they are not clamping the spring properly. A gap is correct.

Mart.