mysavioreigns
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I am building my trailer (finally) and I'm not sure how to get around this problem.
On the bracket where the front leaf spring bolts into, it is deformed (Thanks to the previous owner over-tightening it).
Instead of looking like |__| it looks more like /__\ (slightly exaggerated).
This is the part I am referring to (the painted black part):
(by the way, that's not actually my trailer but it's the same type of part)
At this point, I can't separate it enough by hand to get the leaf spring and rubber bushings between it. It needs to be pulled apart ~1/4".
So does anyone have any ideas on how to get it apart and keep it open while I slide the eye in there? I'd even take it to a machine shop if there was some tool they could use to form it back to it's squared shape.
On the bracket where the front leaf spring bolts into, it is deformed (Thanks to the previous owner over-tightening it).
Instead of looking like |__| it looks more like /__\ (slightly exaggerated).
This is the part I am referring to (the painted black part):
(by the way, that's not actually my trailer but it's the same type of part)
At this point, I can't separate it enough by hand to get the leaf spring and rubber bushings between it. It needs to be pulled apart ~1/4".
So does anyone have any ideas on how to get it apart and keep it open while I slide the eye in there? I'd even take it to a machine shop if there was some tool they could use to form it back to it's squared shape.