Suspension Change.

One of the things on the "TO DO List" before I head off was to change the suspension on the Troopie.

No big deal, picked the springs, shocks, bushes, shackles and pins. I am doing it at home in the driveway and thought it would take 3 to 4 hours. It has been a while since I have changed the full suspension on a vehicle so I would take my time.

5:30 last night I had just finished the rear springs only.
What had happened the pins on the front of the rear spring had frozen solid. I could not remove the pin and there was no rotation between the spring bush and the pin. This could have meant that the main leaf could have broken due to metal fatigue while driving over corrugations.

The first spring took hours to remove, I was trying to save the springs. In the end I used the angle grinder an cut the spring off and was able to slide the pin and the end of the spring out through the big hole in the spring bracket. The other spring was the same, frozen, but didn't take as long to change as I already knew what I had to do.

When I ordered the new suspension I had also ordered new greaseable pins and shackles. This should stop the frozen pin problem in the future. The front being coils it should not cause too many problems to day, I hope.

Wayne