Chevrolet C8 1940 Cab 11 restoration, The Netherlands

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

One thing that I wanted to ask you guys about is leaf Spring bushings. I have managed to get NOS spring pins and GM stamped bushings from LWD parts. However I thought the bushing should have a narrow fit to the spring eye and the pins should be moving freely in the bushing (with grease in between). In this case it's the other way round. The bushing "falls" into the spring eye and you have to force the pin into the bushing. Any ideas? Is there an easy way to "spread" the bushing??

Alex,

You could also fix the problem by having some new bushes machined up out of bronze , its a easy job . Just make them larger on the outside diameter and then bore or ream them to the required inside diameter . Mike