Re: '70 Scout

[n9ads@domain.elided (Howard R Pletcher)]

On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 22:28:32 -0800 "Joseph Michael Shaw, II"
<MikeIIDC@domain.elided> writes:
>Okay, I finally did it!  I have acquired a 1970 Scout 800, which I am to
>pick up on Monday.  It has a 304 and is 4WD.  It is pretty straight,
>although the passenger side rear quarter has some bondo in it that was
>never smoothed off.  I wish things had worked out last weekend on the 80
>I was supposed to get for free-then I would have had body parts to swap
on!
>Anyway, the front axle has taken a hard shot at some point and is a
>little cockeyed.  The drivers side tire is forward of the other side by
>a few inches, and if you look at it, you can see that the u-bolt holding
>the front springs has shifted slightly.  The springs on the drivers side
>are a little "splayed" if that makes sense, with the ends fanning a
>little.  Now I know that this is wrong and that it probably shouldn't be
>driven this way, but my request/questions at this point are:
>
I'd suggest that you start by dropping that spring and checking to see if
the center bolt hasn't been sheared off allowing the axle to shift.  If
the rear of the spring hasn't been bent, you can probably replace the
bolt and put some clamps around the spring leaves and make it driveable
while you prepare for bigger and better changes.

Howard Pletcher
Howteron Products Scout Parts

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