Hangover Run 1/1/15

blazerbrad · 01-01-2015, 06:40 PM

Short day of wheelin' for me. Before noon noticed the front tires were not turning to the right very far. Found the driver's side front spring had a sheared center pin and the bottom leaf (short and thick) was missing. This allowed the axle to walk back about 3". While trying to pull the axle back forward I walked over to the passenger side and found the shackle to frame bolt sheered off, probably because of the stress caused by the drivers side. After messing with it for awhile I put a ratchet strap between the axle and front bumper and drove out. On the access road the driver's rear tire decided to go flat for some reason (pumped it up and it was still fine as of this evening). Wound up bringing the trailer and loading it up and heading home.

Oh well, was wanting to modify the front spring pads a little to push the axle forward. Now have an excuse to do it.

01-01-2015, 06:40 PM	#20
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Short day of wheelin' for me. Before noon noticed the front tires were not turning to the right very far. Found the driver's side front spring had a sheared center pin and the bottom leaf (short and thick) was missing. This allowed the axle to walk back about 3". While trying to pull the axle back forward I walked over to the passenger side and found the shackle to frame bolt sheered off, probably because of the stress caused by the drivers side. After messing with it for awhile I put a ratchet strap between the axle and front bumper and drove out. On the access road the driver's rear tire decided to go flat for some reason (pumped it up and it was still fine as of this evening). Wound up bringing the trailer and loading it up and heading home. Oh well, was wanting to modify the front spring pads a little to push the axle forward. Now have an excuse to do it.