Owners manual

19
51088
Revised
12.1.05
ing leaves.
6) Apply a small amount of grease to the end
of the add-a-leaf, place it in the spring assem-
bly as described in the note above, and reas-
semble the leaf springs using the “C” clamps.
7) Insert the new center bolt and torque the
center bolt nut to 20 ft./lbs. Install new leaf
alignment clamps as shown in illustration 18.
With a hacksaw, cut the center bolt even with
the top of the nut.
8) Loosely assemble the complete spring
assemblies into their respective axle mounts.
As shown in ILLUSTRATION 16, place the
riser blocks in position. Make sure the pin in
the block is in the hole of the axle housing
spring pad. The short end of the block goes
toward the front of the vehicle. Install the
block so the pinion moves up.
9) Raise the axle housing up until the pin in
the spring aligns with the hole in the block.
10) Re-mount the axle to the springs using the
new u-bolts, washers and nuts and the exist-
ing spring plates; tighten and torque u-bolt
nuts to 85-100 ft./lbs. See ILLUSTRATION
17.
11) Re-mount the axle vent hose and install rear
shock absorbers (PN 329500 or Mx6043).
NOTE: It may be necessary on some ve-
hicles equipped with a one piece drive shaft to
remove the rear frame brace in order to avoid
contact with the driveshaft. Remove the rivets
out and take out the brace and flip it around so
that the driver side is now on the passenger side
and re-mount it on the bottom of the frame.
12) pre-settle the bars and springs. Evenly
adjust-up the torsion bar bolts until the front
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High Nuts and
Washers PN 20-
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Illustration 17
Rear Suspension
Front of vehicle
13-90347
U-Bolts
4” Lift Block
PN 95-400