Front leaf spring bushes assembly?

[canuck]

A little guidance please?

I encountered a bit of bother when I removed the rear springs last week.

The front bush assembly didn't cooperate for me. I had no problem to remove the pin (#18) etc. I made a tool to hold it,

      

however when I wanted to remove the bolts/nuts, (#'s 23, 24, 25) securing the plate (#22)  the nuts spun inside the bush box of the chassis. I did succeed to remove them, jamming them with a scewdriver, however with the bush leaving little space,  there must an order of assembly/disassembly that I don't know about?  

When I re assemble this I am sure I will be forced to foul language etc. that I want to avoid. 

Any tricks you chaps have used? order of assembly I should know about?

Thanks

Bruce 

[canuck]

Ummm ............. nobody has undertaken this bushes swap? and mentally 'fiddled' with these screws & nuts?  

I have done this previously,  I just don't remember the bolts & nuts acting as they are.  Perhaps the bolts are oriented as the schema? with nuts outside? 

Salut

Bruce

[tonyhosk]

I'm trying to think back to when I reassembled the rear springs - it's a year or more now, but I don't remember any particular problems with the securing plate, certainly not rotating captive nuts. I've dug out three photos -pre and post restoration, but not sure they show much.

Good luck!

Tony

   

[canuck]

Tony,
You are the best.
BTW nice end result of the undercarriage works. Bravo!
Your photos show from the outboard side and the bolts nuts I ask about are on the inboard side. However you show exactly what I needed to know. 

I puzzled about which way the bolts/nuts are fitted. When I last assembled my one I inserted the bolts/nuts from the outside of the hanger, placing nuts inside. 
The factory schema I posted shows the nuts outside the hanger as do your photos.  

   

This way around, as shown, will remove the interference of the bolts/nuts to the bush I experienced at disassembly.   
An easy mistake to make I suppose.

I now see the light! 

Thanks again

Bruce

[tonyhosk]

Good news, glad they turned out to be of some use. You can never take enough photos - however, they usually show everything in great detail, except the exact the bit you want!!

Tony