I found the spacers in the tool chest. I had them in there loose and
unlabeled. Just got lucky and found them while searching for stuff.
I was careful when taking the car apart. I bagged and tagged almost
everything. I must have found them on the floor not knowing what they were.
No doubt they were covered with 40 years of crud like every other sq. in on
the car and they came off with a chunk of dirt.
Thanks Frank I would have never known they were there.
Phil Nase
Quakertown, PA
http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net]
On Behalf Of Frank Clarici
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 9:51 PM
To: Hal Faulkner
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: Which side?
On the radius arms, on all 1/4 leaf sping cars there is a spacer, looks like
a 1/2" thick washer that takes up the space between the radius arm bushing
and the extra space on the square channel of the rear axle.
I know I have had trouble remembering which side the spacer went on in the
past, my past cars were a 60 and a 59 Bugeye. Now I am doing a 58 and it has
the same spacer. (bushing) Bob Walker told me it goes outboard and I put it
back.
This makes sense since the thicker welded in spacer at the radius arm/body
connector is outboard.
If you can push your radius arms sideways, you didn't install the spacer.
They are such a tight fit, I had to grind off the powdercoat to get them to
sneak in the space.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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