What did you do to your rig today?

[Scotto]

I'm going to guess that the real problem is that you are small of stature and rather weak.

[Bow_Tied]

Burn!

[Adam]

[Snafu]

<blub, blub, blub>

[Nd4SpdSe]

I wanted to do an off-road trip with the local club, but I had a Revolver coming loose (again), so I went to fix it tonight, but that snowballed, as usual.

- Had to unbolt the shackle from the leaf pack, but the bushing was seized to the bolt, so had to cut the bolt.

- The metal ring-race is seized in the leaf, so went to take the whole pack out to be able to bash it or get it pressed out.

- Removing the leaf pack revealed that the primary leaf is broken right at the pin.

So going to remove the drivers side tomorrow, see if it's broken as well, but it'll need to get a new leaf anyway, in case, but as would be recommended to balance the rear...

[Adam]

That's crappy man. I hope you get it sorted soon.

The other day I changed a leaking brake line. Brakes must have really needed a bleed. Don't have to press as hard to stop.

[Morpheus]

Tackling spring maintenance... In progress.

[Morpheus]

Spring maintenance complete.

Couldn't get the diff done, but t-bars have been reindexed and stickers have been installed!

[Adam]

I like that life's too short one. Might have to get one of those.

I built a relay harness and installed it this weekend. This picture is a test I did, passenger side relayed, drivers side is using the stock wiring.

[Morpheus]

I wanted to do an off-road trip with the local club, but I had a Revolver coming loose (again), so I went to fix it tonight, but that snowballed, as usual.

- Had to unbolt the shackle from the leaf pack, but the bushing was seized to the bolt, so had to cut the bolt.

- The metal ring-race is seized in the leaf, so went to take the whole pack out to be able to bash it or get it pressed out.

- Removing the leaf pack revealed that the primary leaf is broken right at the pin.

So going to remove the drivers side tomorrow, see if it's broken as well, but it'll need to get a new leaf anyway, in case, but as would be recommended to balance the rear...

Sucks that the leaf is broken, but good that you found it before wheeling season really starts, not in the middle, or worse, on the trail...

As for the bushing, check my revolver shackle rebuild thread, you can replace those bushings with a portable bushing press, I had to do the same thing, as I had to cut the bolt out too.

http://www.cntc.ca/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5085

[Nd4SpdSe]

Indeed, it was a good stuck of luck. Despite it's something else to repair, I'm glad I found it, cause I wouldn't of found out otherwise...

Cool, good to know. Have you found a trick yet to stop the Revolvers from undoing themselves?

The Volant-to-Snorkel adapter is almost finished. Actually it should be finished, I left it with the final coat to dry Sunday, so next time I'm up that way, she'll be ready to be installed. Now I just have to figure out the piping...a 90 degree PVC tube is just a big too big to fit under the fender, so I may widen the hole of the inner fender to fit it through, that should give me little clearance I need.

[Morpheus]

Indeed, it was a good stuck of luck. Despite it's something else to repair, I'm glad I found it, cause I wouldn't of found out otherwise...

Cool, good to know. Have you found a trick yet to stop the Revolvers from undoing themselves?

The Volant-to-Snorkel adapter is almost finished. Actually it should be finished, I left it with the final coat to dry Sunday, so next time I'm up that way, she'll be ready to be installed. Now I just have to figure out the piping...a 90 degree PVC tube is just a big too big to fit under the fender, so I may widen the hole of the inner fender to fit it through, that should give me little clearance I need.

Locktite. There no other option. Lock washers are no good as they would stop it from revolving.

[Nd4SpdSe]

Over $500 for 2 new mains leafs and bushing? Is that's right?

[Miner]

Installed?

Complete packs for the 2nd Gen X are under $400 - 4x4parts.com/nissan/xterra-medium-duty-rear-lift-leaf-pack

[Miner]

Are these not the Military wrap leafs you installed last year?

[Nd4SpdSe]

No, I removed them myself and same will be for the reinstallation. I brought the leaf packs to them. It's just to replace the OEM main leaf that broke and the same leaf on the other side to balance; the military wraps are intact. The job is just to make new main leafs with new bushings, and I'll need new bolts and Ubolts.

I called the place that installed my milwraps into my leaf pack and replace my serconday springs (where one was broken) last year and they couldn't help me, nor does their supplier list a part for that leaf, so they actually couldn't help me if they tried.

I called the place back, I seem to be stuck to go ahead with them. They said just in bushings its $150...damn those things aren't cheap.

[Adam]

Could you not find some good used leafs that would work? I don't know much about that having coils and all, but that seems kind of expensive...

[Nd4SpdSe]

Apparently it's a whole new leaf pack, they can't get just the main leaf. Do they'll forgo the overload leaf as I had already done, put in my milwrap leaf, and the secondary leaf in the new pack and old pack will both be used, so I'll have a total of 4 instead of 3, which probably isn't a bad thing; it'll probably help against axle wrap and hopping (especially in the winter when I drift around) which is probably where part of my shocks/shock mount issue is/was. We'll see if it limits my flex or not. If it does't that it'll be beneficial to have.

I wouldn't want to go with used leafs, the same willl probably just happen.

[Spider 007]

Why don't you try and find a custom shop that will make the new leafs for you? I went that route a couple years back and it was much cheaper...

[Nd4SpdSe]

As far as I know, the closest and only place in in Montreal. When I got my milwraps done by a place in Grimbsy, they came from Mtl. I remembered inquiring about springs here too, and they also said Mtl, so I'm assuming it's the same place. The shop they're at is one that works on transport trucks, only works on light vehicles from 7-3. I was surprised they shouldn't do it as well. Them and the other are the 2 biggest places that deal with that kind of stuff here that I know of at the moment.