J5 SPRINGS

[sidepipe]

Hi All, new to this great forum but have had my 1970 J5 for 34 yrs. I have a sagging rt side drv sprocket because of the spring in the can being broken. Is this spring still available or some alternate fix for it? What have others done? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[MNoutdoors RIP]

Hi All, new to this great forum but have had my 1970 J5 for 34 yrs. I have a sagging rt side drv sprocket because of the spring in the can being broken. Is this spring still available or some alternate fix for it? What have others done? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

Most often the spring is fine but the rod that comes out goes to a round plate behind the spring and the rod or weld breaks it can be re welded but the can needs to come apart and you have to be very careful when you cut the can apart to open it to fix the weld it is under extreme pressure and can cause severe injury. You would do this also if the spring was broke to repair.

We have the springs and repaired units

 

[sidepipe]

Looks like the next step is to take it apart. Thanks for the fast reply.

 

[MNoutdoors RIP]

The warning label says you must be over sixteen to repair to assume all liability from injury.

 

[sidepipe]

MN Outdoors, are these springs sold on an exchange basis, (core chg), or outright and what might be the price? Thanks, Frank

 

[MNoutdoors RIP]

Normal spring can exchange with core 400.00 heavy duty with core 575.00
Core 150.00

 

[Jan Kammersgaard]

someone in one of these forums said they replaced the broken spring with one from a Ford Ranger pickup(front) ??? worth checking out?

 

[sidepipe]

Thanks Jan, any idea what year? Frank

 

[Jan Kammersgaard]

don't remeber, sorry.

 

[snowcatt]

Sidepipe
Where are you from Canada or US

 

[sidepipe]

US, What's up?