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Rear spring u bolts
Peter Sweeney Offline
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13-06-2022, 03:38 PM
    Looking at my 1938 Ruby special I realised that both rear spring U bolts are broken with the outer leg missing, as can be seen on the photo with the light shining up through the hole. My question is once having got new U bolts is it possible to fit them without having to dismantle the whole back end. Pete
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13-06-2022, 04:10 PM
Assuming that you've got the same access slot over the chassis for the other side, it should be a simple job to drop the new 'U' bolts in through the holes and then bolt them up from underneath. I would check the tightness of the spring locating bolts while you're at it (they are the ones just forward of the U bolts) and which are also tightened from underneath.
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14-06-2022, 11:14 AM
Thanks that's what I hoped was the case 40+ years since I built it and the memory not what it was. Pete
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15-06-2022, 12:18 PM
Where are you getting your new rear spring U bolts from? As I need some for my opal project.
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16-06-2022, 12:45 PM
Murdock - I believe Ian Dunford has these in stock.
http://www.priorsmotorworks.com
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17-06-2022, 11:17 AM
Ahh ok! thankyou Martin!
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17-06-2022, 09:17 PM
I have new U bolts in stock.
07758 714744
01454 778021
Ian Dunford.
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