I lifted the new spring into place from underneath. First slot forward, then back, with shackle attached. The rear shackle was about 2" above the chassis mounting point and there's no room to lever, and no room to fit those two washers. What followed was a period of intense frustration, as first I came to grips with how to push the new spring down far enough to locate the through bolt, The centre of the spring was touching the chassis and the front was hard up against the body. A solution proved very difficult. In the end I went for cable ties (of all things!). Using cable ties I could hold the shackle down, but then fitting the two washers was frustration after frustration. Eventually I managed it............
This is why it was so hard:
The U bolts on this side almost fell into place - all you have to do is to keep enough clearance to get the nuts started, and manipulate the axle height using a jack.
So next came the front fastener - much more of a challenge!
Compare this with the old spring in this position.
So I had to be much more careful with the G clamps.
In no time at all..........
Job done.........(one side anyway).
More to follow...........
