Re: Leaf Spring

[Duke W.]

Old, compressed spring link cushions are the most common cause of rear
ride height sag. If the spring is at least flat, just replace the cushions - less than a one hour jobs and 10 bucks worth of parts.

Duke

[Duke W.]

Addendum

It sounds like the liners are clearly worn, so a spring overhaul is due.

Duke

[William V.]

Re: Leaf Spring

Just bought a box of 10 spring link cushions from chevy for around $12. Compressed cushions cause many problems like hight sag, hard ride ect, so it's a good idea to keep them around.

[Michael B.]

GM Part # for Spring Link Cushions

Bill, Do you happen to know what the GM Part # is for the Spring Link Cushions?

Thanks - Mike

[William V.]

Re: GM Part # for Spring Link Cushions

Mike

some parts that one may want to keep available are as follows:

Spring link cushion qty 10 (3831586)

Spring link retainer inner
(connects to spring and trailing arm) Qty 10 (3910701)

Spring link kit (14029851) provides 2 bolts, 2 nuts, 4 outer retainers, 4 link cushions, 2 cotter pins and 2 inner retainers.

the part number for lock half shaft u-joint flange qty 5 is 3860543.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck

[Michael B.]

Re: GM Part # for Spring Link Cushions

Thank You Bill - I appreciate it!