Dan, go look at http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/partsidx.html Sections 52 and 53.
In diagram 52 you will see a part labelled 23. This is the rear spring bracket
(the diagram isn't too good on this particular part). It is a flat strap that
bolts to the underside of the frame rail and hangs down in kind of an S shape.
In diagram 53 you will see part numbers 42 and 17. These are the shackles. In
spite of what the diagram indicates, they actually hang DOWN from the rear
spring eye, not UP. When everything is properly installed, the rear spring eye
should be INSIDE the upper part of the S on the spring bracket, and the
shackles will go DOWN from the spring eye to the lower part of the S (which is
another eye.
Dan Neuman wrote:
> Hello All,
> Well according to Van I may have my 'spring shackles' installed
> upsidedown...which is giving me the jacked up rear end.
> Now hwat and where exactly are the 'spring shackles'?? Are they
> the squared off U mounting bit that connects the leafsprings to the
> rear of the car spring mounts?? Does anybody have a picture of the correct
> way these should look?? I could not find a picture in my manual...
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel 69 2000
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