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C3 Corvette Forum › Tech/Performance/Info › Detailed Vette Projects (NEW 2006) › TRWspring, Bilstein shock, Dragvette strut install

(Moderator: 68-73) ‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic › Pages: 1 2 3 4  Send Topic Print TRWspring, Bilstein shock, Dragvette strut install (Read 27413 times) Reply #45 - Feb 17th, 2006 at 9:06am yellowjacket   Offline Global Moderator Tacoma, WA Gender: Posts: 19595   Quote: Today I put in the TRW spring. Unless your VERY strong, it helps to use a jack to hold the spring center in place to start the 4 bolts. There is a heatsheild and cover plate that is bolted with that. [img] I was reading a couple places that the four bolts used to mount the spring to the diffrential, that two are longer than the other?  ??? The article also said if you used the longer bolts in wrong hole you will crack the diffrential.  I don't recall them being different sizes and didn't see that in the instructions either. Anyone know about this?   Back to top  IP Logged   Reply #46 - Feb 17th, 2006 at 9:12am dmyntti   Ex Member   I am pretty sure they are all the same length.  I don't remember any differences when I finished mine last week.   Back to top  IP Logged   Reply #47 - Feb 17th, 2006 at 9:43am yellowjacket   Offline Global Moderator Tacoma, WA Gender: Posts: 19595   Quote: I am pretty sure they are all the same length.  I don't remember any differences when I finished mine last week. Whew :sweatdrop:   Back to top  IP Logged   Reply #48 - May 16th, 2006 at 10:48pm yellowjacket   Offline Global Moderator Tacoma, WA Gender: Posts: 19595   Okay, some of you knew that I was told there was a clicking noise in the rear area and Brian and I discovered it was from the bolt rubbing on the spring: RED ARROW It seems that the lip of the metal cup doesn reach up far enough: (yellow arrow in pix above) So I order this one with the larger lip. RED ARROW But, once I got the nut off, I discovered that the metal cup was part of the spring This pix confirms it: If you look at the rubber lip on what came with it, it is not very long: yellow arrow: Even the old rubber had a longer lip: So, what am I gonna do now. I think I'll start by sending this post to the TRW outfit I bought it from and see what they say?   Back to top  IP Logged   Reply #49 - May 17th, 2006 at 3:32am 68-73   Offline YaBB Administrator NCRS Member 68,73,77 Corvettes Newark,Delaware Gender: Posts: 8735   I think I have the same setup as you...I'll take a look today & send some pic's Alan :cheers:   Back to top  IP Logged   Pages: 1 2 3 4  Send Topic Print ‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

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