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Originally Posted by leathermang
"unless there is a physical stop" -- Leathermang
"The lower spring perch has a slight shape to it. The very end of the last coil is designed to rest against a small stop in a bit of a depression." --Brian
Ok,,, sorry to ask this next question... the springs have a top and bottom I think... either paint marks or closer coils or ground different...So you are sure they were installed in the correct orientation ? I know this bothers you because there are so few parts which could cause this... old blacksmiths are less bothered by this sort of stuff than Trained Engineers ...
I suggest you get the micrometer out for the spring wire size... remember the pages of specs posted when someone wanted to lower their car ?
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Yes, Greg, the springs have a top and a bottom. The top is ground so that the spring is flat on the top and can sit flat against the rubber pad. The bottom is unground and the coil simply stops at the last turn.
And, yes, I am sure that they were installed in the correct orientation. Old engineers don't make errors of this magnitude.
The wire size per the specification is 16.9 mm. I might be able to get a micrometer in there between the coils to check it. The height of the spring is 376.5 per the spec. I measured within 1 mm of this value, with very crude measuring equipment.