MK 1 front leaf springs

[Ellwood]

My Mk1 right front leaf spring suddenly went soggy, so today i thought i could use one from my mk2 which is lying doing nothing. Anyway when i`d got both springs off i saw the MK1 is more curved, and a couple of cm shorter -probably due to the curve. Also the MK1 front bolt is 19 mm diameter, the MK2 is 18. so i thought OK might as well try the MK2 on anyway. It did go on , but didnt give any more height to the wheel arch than my soggy MK1 spring. So i greased the bushings and put the MK1 back on, and it seems to be OK again - could it have been those bushings were causing it to stick somehow ? I havent had time to drive her around yet, to see if it sogs down again.

PS when loosening that front bolt there is a lot of pressure on the spring, even if its jacked up. So any budding spring changers - be careful of your fingers when removing that bolt.

[bluewelly]

Hi just a note for safety you should have had both sides jacked up and both wheels free from the floor. The reason you had preasure on that bolt is because of transfered preasure from the non jacked side Hope this helps you keep all your fingers