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jcatnite

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Replaced the bushings in the rear suspension on my 76 today. It was originally sagging a little to the left about a half an inch, so when I put the springs back on I swapped left for right to see if the sag went with the springs. It didn't as it still sags a little on the left rear. Any idea? Oh and I learned a valuable lesson regarding older fasteners and chasing threads before reassembly. I broke one of the frong bracket bolts off putting it back together. About 3 hours, 5 drill bits and 2 easy outs later I ended up drilling it completely out and used a longer fastener and a nut ontop of the older one...
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In all likelyhood, it probably leaned a little to the left the day it pulled out of the factory. My AH 3000 was a little lower on the rear left side than the rear right. New springs, rebuilt shocks, etc, etc. and it is still a little lower on the left. I finally said to heck with it.
 

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Many Spridgets lean to the "drivers" side depending on what hand drive you have. The UK guys always say thier cars lean to the right.
Swapping the rear leafs seems like the logical choice but try swapping the front springs and see if that does it.
It usually does. Just have a look from a didstance as someone pushes down on the high side front. Bet it straightens out.

Frank
 
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The front suspension is in the crosshairs for the next rebuild anyway. I will try your suggestion when I bust into the front. On a lighter note, what is the trick to stopping an axle leak on the rear? I found that I had one when I reworked the rear suspension. New gasket and oring and seem to still have the leak. Fortunately I didn't replace the brake shoes on that side yet. I have new ones but wanted to wait and see if I had stopped the leak. Looks like I haven't.
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It's not clear to me how far you went with your suspension work, but the rear wheel bearings on Spridgets should be changed more often than normal cars. If they become worn and "rock" (even just slightly), you may end up with an oil leak (and you can also cause axle damage).
To change them, remove the axle and unscrew the large nut on the end of the axle housing. Then slide off the hub and knock out the bearing from the hub. Be sure to change the hub oil-seal at the same time and clean up the seal-contact area on the axle housing.
Those bearings and seals are pretty standard and can be gotten from most bearing suppliers (as well as Moss). The bearings are about $12 each in my area.
 
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I planned to change the bearings and oil seals in the axle but when I had it all apart the bearings seemed as though they were pressed in. Not having access to a press at the time I opted to use the older bearings and just changed the gasket and oring. So the bearings can be knocked out? Getting back to the point where the rear hubs can be removed is pretty easy. I may just go ahead and replace them since I have the bearings and seals anyway. Thanks for the advice.
JC
 
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