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Was able to pick up a main leaf about 45 min away. Picked up a spare too! $36 ea. also got new u-bolts.
Not too bad a job, just lots of wood and a couple of jacks.
Just for good measure, the rear tire had a nail in it and my pressure pro went off this AM before I went to pick up the spring. So after finishing up the spring, off it came and headed to the tire shop to get it fixed.
Dave,
Good advice on a spare, we had to wait 2 days till the shops were open, then call all over to locate one. Interesting about the AK trip! Wow!
The break in the spring looked to be fatigue failure, was cracked for a while (dirty rusty partial crack, with a fresh break in about 20%)on the under side against the other leaf, where you would never see until it let go. Maybe a real close look at the edges of the springs may show the crack. It may not have gone that far before it let go.
Back on the road in the AM!! Heading for Martinsville VA for NASCAR.
Bill
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