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Thanks Peted - lots of detail there to think about. Much appreciated.

Thanks Kenny, but I am glad I won't lose the screws! The main problem is that the socket can't adjust up and down, only side to side. I think a little surgery to the mounting is required.

I originally posted this on the Mechanical Forum but as there have been no replies I think I put it in the wrong forum so am re-posting here. The peg is much lower than the socket on the passenger door of my 1970 Traveller. The driver's side is fine. Everything else on the passenger side is in align...

The peg is much lower than the socket on the passenger door of my 1970 Traveller. The driver's side is fine. Everything else on the passenger side is in alignment - catch, striker plate, fit in aperture etc. The door closes nicely except for the peg hitting the bottom edge of the socket. There is no...

Many thanks to all who responded with rear spring advice. Happy to report that new ESM springs fitted without difficulty, except for having to make the front pins fit the hole in the plate which I did on the bench before starting the job. Now ride height correct and the springs and bump stops are no...

Thank you for the advice and article link. GL4 it is, then!

EP 90 is the recommended grade, but should it be GL4 or GL5 specification? GL4 is described as OK for most spiral bevel axles and GL5 is for hypoid axles and has high pressure additives, but must not come into contact with 'yellow metals'. I believe the thrust washers in the diff are 'yellow'? Thank...

Thank you!

Reading through this thread I note the instruction to fit the springs with two clamps forward and one back. The new ESM springs have four clamps. Are they symmetrical and can be fitted either way round?

I rang ESM today and, despite the camber being the same on old and new springs and the eye to eye measurement being the same, they reckon that that the old spring has probably gone soft so flattens out under load more than the new one will. At rest, the old one has been almost touching the chassis r...

Remeasuring them again today I find that the springs are actually very similar lengths. I must have been having a senior moment yesterday (again) and reckon the old spring has gone soft so flattens out under load more than the new one will. I would be surprised if ESM have got this wrong. However, G...

Thanks for your response Grumpy21. That seems a bit extreme for something that is described by ESM as a top quality spring especially for the Traveller. I will have a word with them when they reopen on Monday. If they use them in their own workshop, they must know they don't fit.

Thanks for your reply. I don't know why the photos didn't appear - I'm happier with spanners than computers! - but I'll have another go now. The camber ('curve') on both old and new springs looks similar. Both have 7 leaves and the leaf width and eye diameters are the same. I can't see how I can fit...

I am changing the rear springs on my '70 Traveller as the bump stops and back end of spring hit the chassis on even a minor (sorry!) bump. Reckon they have gone soft. I got a new pair from ESM with the correct number and they seem longer than the old ones. See photos. Any comments please?