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Post by franklin1972 on May 3, 2020 12:10:19 GMT 10
Hi all.
Caravan is now stripped down to bare chassis
In requards to leaf springs, what has everyones franklin got.
Mine seem to measure in width 56/57mm
Cant seem to find leaf springs in this width???
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Post by snoops on May 5, 2020 7:41:07 GMT 10
I think the leaf springs were specific to them from what I remember - what condition are yours in? I replaced the axle in my Arrow when I rebuilt it but the springs were in good condition, so I just cleaned them up and reused them - they are still going fine and the van has done 1000's of KM since and the new owner tows it a long way too.
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Post by franklin1972 on May 5, 2020 17:24:42 GMT 10
Yeh thought so snoops.
They are welded on to the u bolts.
Looking at changing it all over to new running gear, being a ground up rebuild i dont want to run old rusty/tired gear and everything else smick......
Trailer is currently at sandblaster and powder coater..... Clean it up niceđź‘Ť
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john
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Post by john on May 5, 2020 19:40:33 GMT 10
Hi,
My Franklin is of the same vintage and a14ft. The springs on my van, use a slipper style mounting at the rear instead of a shackle. I am surprised that you say that they are welded on to the u bolts, I can only think maybe in a emergency a spring centre bolt broke, and that’s what a previous owner had done to get home, and never carried out final repairs..
If you like I can measure the width of the spring leaf on mine tomorrow.
Regards,
John
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Post by twocutekelpies on May 6, 2020 5:46:54 GMT 10
We've got a '74 Franklin Regent, on ours the ubolts and locator block were both welded to the axle but not the springs themselves. We also have slipper springs and the rear spring hanger/shackle has the pin welded in which is making it a challenge to get the springs off to clean up.
I can't believe how heavy the chassis is compared to our York of the same size! Even with the drawbar removed, it's very heavy.
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Post by franklin1972 on May 6, 2020 6:22:00 GMT 10
Sorry, yes it is the top of the u bolt welded to the axle.
And yes the rear shackle has a welded inn pin.
Its a shame because i can not get replacements without having the hangers cut and re welded and new slipper springs, and that means new axle new u bolts, etc,
So i have decided specially being and old van, to have all new running gear, and new brakes/lines etc redone and get the rig safe for long hauls.
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Post by franklin1972 on May 6, 2020 6:23:05 GMT 10
And beung
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Post by franklin1972 on May 6, 2020 6:26:26 GMT 10
And being a single dropped (hollow) axle they seem to surface rust/rust from not only the outside but the inside, and sure u can clean up the outside of the axle, i cant obviously get to the inside hollow area, and who knows the rust build up in there ..
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Post by twocutekelpies on May 6, 2020 18:42:06 GMT 10
We're looking at doing the same with ours, replacing all our running gear along with the drawbar and z channels.
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Post by 78466noM on May 13, 2020 19:57:07 GMT 10
you could replace the axle with a slid axle a little heavier but les chance of having a stub axle come off .
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