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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Here's some shots. One with a 5/32 drill bit which seems to be about the size of the rounded corner.
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Height of the lip is more like 0.265" but it's sort of rounded closer in to the pad. Total height to the center of the pad is 1.05 and 0.905 at the edge of the pad. Not sure where I should be seeing the 5.5". Radius of the pad should be 1/2 of the 2.375" OD. Sorry as you can tell I'm not a...
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Finally got my new spring pads. Here's the dimensions as promised. OD of the lip at the bottom: 2.865" Slot in the middle is 1.015" wide and 0.325" deep OD of the pad: 2.375 Height of the pad measured from the lip to the center of the pad: 1.05" Height of the pad measured from the lip to the...
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Thanks for the offer! I already got some ordered, but I will post the dimensions when they come in. I think in a couple of years they'll be impossible to find.
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Yeah I don't work without a face shield anymore. Takes only one visit to the ER to have them dig metal out of your eye to teach you that lesson.
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Bigger hammer did it. Now just have to wait for new ones to come in. Anyone know if there's an aftermarket version of these pads available? Ones I got were NOS and not easy to find.
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Makes sense. All of mine are rust welded in there. Thanks for saving me a drill bit though. I'll try heat and a bigger hammer.
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Looked at that and he shows one bracket with the pad removed for just a second, but he doesn't say how he got it done. I'm guessing it just needs some violence applied to it since he didn't mention anything special in the video.
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    Replacing rear spring seat pads

    Putting my rear axles back together and ran into an issue with the spring seat pads on the passenger side See the screenshot if you don't know what I'm talking about. On one side they're worn down to nothing and the spring was starting to wear down the bracket. I was able to find replacement...
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