Posted by MoparNorm on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 at 10:25AM :
In Reply to: Re: do a 'diamond' to check for squareness posted by Gordon Maney on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 at 1:35AM :
Gordon,
You spent too much time looking at the photo and not enough time reading my text! ha!ha! I DID indicate that the function on the pin was to center the axle, however the pin (center bolt) IS designed to shear also. Not all manufacturers use a pin, most older vehicles had an actual bolt that doubled for holding the spring pack together. I think the bolt evolved into the shear pin as engineers looked for more ways to absorb energy during a collision. I had the unfortunate opportunity to test that concept many years ago,...it worked, and saved enough of the vehicle to allow me to drive home, after a few hours of roadside repairs.
MN
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