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Old 08-10-12, 17:05
Alex van de Wetering Alex van de Wetering is offline
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Hi Guys,

Thanks for your comments Bob; there is a spring specialist not too far from me and I will see if they can help out. I also talked about the subject with a few other people which led to some interesting ideas.

Progress on the springs and axles is slow at the moment as I need some parts to be able to rebuild them and because I was waiting for a new primer and paint. So, most of the past two weeks have been spent in the books and on the web to trace part numbers and to look for spares. Dirk and Stefan were able to help me out with a number of them, but I am still looking for some other parts. For instance....I managed to find replacement U-bolts for the rear axle here in Holland, but only the short ones.....I am still looking for the longer ones, which are also used to attach the arms for the shock links (that's why they are about 0.5inch longer). Does anyone know a source or a truck that uses U-bolts with the same measurements?

In the meantime I have started disassembling the nose of the truck in order to prepare the engine removal. What do you know.....I found another spot which was still covered in paint Next I want to remove the panels next to the radiator....the ones with the holes for the cab vents....I removed a number of nuts and bolts, but somehow they are still attached somewhere. Do I have to remove the fender supports first??? Any of the Alligator cab-crowd who can help out?

Alex
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