Black1990jeep
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On my XJ we replacing the spring bushing and leaf rebuild, we noticed a slight ovaling in the vertical direction of the bolt hole on the chassis for the forward leaf mount. the oval is not so much as to go totally off the end of the steel tube that the bolt passes thru that is in the bushing. the ovaling is only about 1/16th inch, so there is still contact around the bushings inner steel tube
is this typical wear?
should proper torque of bolt be enough to secure it to the bolt won't move up ad down in the ovaled hole, assuming I get full contact on the bushings inner steel tube
For all I know the hole was ovaled long ago, maybe even before the prior owner had the lift springs installed. So maybe it was not moving around since I bought the jeep.
Thoughts?
is this typical wear?
should proper torque of bolt be enough to secure it to the bolt won't move up ad down in the ovaled hole, assuming I get full contact on the bushings inner steel tube
For all I know the hole was ovaled long ago, maybe even before the prior owner had the lift springs installed. So maybe it was not moving around since I bought the jeep.
Thoughts?