LEAF SPRINGS & SHACKLES ; SET UP
Have a look at the hangers and the springs and you will see there are rubber bushes surrounding the tubes where the bolts go through .
The bolts must be torqued up so that it grips the tube .
This means that when the suspension is moved up or down that the rubbers act as extra dampers .
The leaf springs to chassis should be tightened to 35 to 40 lbft
The leaf springs to shackles should be tightened to 35 to 40 lbft
The shackles to chassis should be tightened to 35 to 40 lbft
The way I set mine up is to assemble the suspension as normal with the car on LEVEL ground and the suspension as normal with an empty car but with the shackles just slack enough to be able to move freely .
Measure the distance to the ground from under the chassis at a point just behind where the rear wheel jacking point is .
Jack up the car on one side only to the point where the damper is FULLY extended and remeasure the distance to the ground from under the chassis at a point just behind where the rear wheel jacking point is .
Lower the car to the halfway measurement and tighten all the shackle bolts to the correct torque on that side
Do the same on the other side .
The reasoning behind this is that the rubber bushes will be flexed in equal distances
The above sequence might be the wrong way to do it but it has worked for me .
NOTE ;
Check the inside of the shackles where the leaf spring fits inside .
You might find that they have been cut into by the leaf spring .
This means that the torque setting will have slackened off .
Another thing is that the bolts often rust into the leaf springs and are difficult to remove .
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I have been informed that a leaf spring had a very good condition sticker on it with the following letters / numbers on the sticker ;
MRLR 3861, WOR08660 .
I have no idea of the significance of those letters / numbers .
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Large lower leaf spring bush for Robin , Rialto , Kitten , Fox is
Reliant part number 25028
and is available from
Reliant PartsWorld online ebay shop
and other outlets ;
Price at 18 Nov 2015 was £9.89 with Free Postage
Small upper leaf spring bush for Robin , Rialto , Kitten , Fox is
Reliant part number 6247
and is available from
Reliant PartsWorld online ebay shop
and other outlets
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List of rear leaf spring bushes showing lots of different types including the bush for the Reliant B636/7
LEAF SPRING BUSHES ; Anti Vibration Methods Rubber . co.uk
Sales, Accounts & Works Address:
Anti-Vibration Methods (Rubber) Co Ltd
Unit 5, Woodcock Road Industrial Estate
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 9DX
England
Contacts for enquiries, orders and progress:
Telephone: +44 (0) 1985 219032
Fax: +44 (0)1985 219849
e-mail: sales@antivibrationmethods.co.uk
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Thanks to Beebman from the Reliant World forum for the following link
List of Leaf Spring Bushes showing arranged by Car Manufacturer ;
LEAF SPRING BUSHES ; Anti Vibration Methods Rubber . co.uk
Following Info Taken From the Link Above
{ This is the SMALLER BUSH used on the part of the Leaf Spring which fits inside the Shackle }
Part No A Inner Tube I/D mm B Inner tube length mm C Outer tube O/D mm D Outer tube length mm
B636/7 12.83 - 12.70 60.45 - 60.20 27.10 - 26.95 50.93 - 50.67
LEAF SPRING BUSHES ; Anti Vibration Methods Rubber . co.uk
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LEAF SPRING BUSHES ; POLY ; Polybush.co.uk
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LEAF SPRING PARTS ;
Saggy Leaf Springs ? You can get them re-tempered at the following ;
Main Office
Aldwarke Terrace,
Aldwarke Road, Parkgate, Rotherham S62 6BX
Tel: +44 (0) 1709 710700
Fax: +44 (0) 1709 710666
North East Branch
67 Hutton Close,
Crowther, Washington,
Tyne & Wear NE38 0AH
Tel: +44 (0) 191 4179894
Fax: +44 (0) 191 4154842
North West Branch
Unit 24, Junction 8 Bus. Park,
Rossfield Road, Ellesmere Port,
Cheshire CH65 3AS
Tel: +44 (0) 151 3552350
Fax: +44 (0) 151 3554368
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JONES SPRINGS { ENGINEERING } LTD
GLADSTONE STREET ,
DARLASTON ,
WEST MIDLANDS
WS10 8BE
Tel : 0121 568 7575
Fax : 0121 568 7692
E-mail : sales@jones-springs.co.uk