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11-19-2003, 02:47 AM
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Gentleman Jim Driver
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Poulsbo, WA
Posts: 1,550
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Have you ever seen a broken spring?
I was tearing down the front end of my 87 tonight to replace the bushings, ball joints and steering joints in the front suspension. Much to my surprise, when I lowered the jack and dropped the lower arm on the right side, the bottom coil of the spring was broken off. I'll get pics tomorrow, I didn't expect to need a camera tonight....
Has anyone ever heard of this or seen it before?
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11-19-2003, 02:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Posts: 7,915
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I've got two broken leaves, but this makes me want to check my front coils...
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11-19-2003, 11:16 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Posts: 724
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I had a broken leaf in a '95 Chevy company mining truck I had, but never seen a coil busted...
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11-19-2003, 11:54 AM
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5-7 dropped 87 CC Dually
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: bay city mi
Posts: 326
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The main leaf on my 1 ton is broke and its hitting the overloads. I drove it home that way coundn't even tell. Got a new one to put in.
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11-19-2003, 12:47 PM
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Trucker.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Posts: 1,364
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I have only ever seen it on a spring that was heated for lowering similiar to the ones I pulled out of my 83. They broke when we threw them in the trash bin.
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11-19-2003, 12:50 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: recent transplant to NC USA
Posts: 20,281
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ive seen one broken coil in my life and i think it was due to a casting defect when it was made or something leaf springs break all the time hell rusty had leaves broken on both sides i wouldnt be surprised if with all the rot on the coils in leaky it has a busted left one tho
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