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From: Dennis Gibson [email protected]
Date: 07 Jan 2003
Time: 12:24:49
Remote Name: 150.203.2.85
G'day,
I have just striped down my front spring for de-scaling (yep, it's that bad), and what is left of the central bolt was 5/16 and what looks like a 12 point head, ex-aircraft by the looks of it but badly corroded.
The hole size in the spring leaves is 3/8 clear and the top of the top (shortest) leaf is countersunk, suggesting that the original "bolt" was a special, with a cylindrical head to key into the 1/2" locating hole under the front chassis forging and a countersink underneath (a bit like a wheel nut).
Can any one please describe what would have actually been there in the 1924 original including the bolt nut and lock mechanism?
Thanks,
DG