Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1993-12-20
1995-03-28
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
267 52, B60G 1102
Patent
active
054010543
ABSTRACT:
A first plate is removably secured to the leaf spring of an automobile. The first plate defines an aperture that receives a centering pin on the leaf spring. The first plate also includes a pair of rails that are connected to and extend from a top surface of the first plate, thereby defining a recessed region. A second plate is removably secured to a differential housing bracket of the automobile and is sized to be received in the recessed region of the first plate. The second plate includes a pin that extends from a top surface of the plate and is received in an aperture of at least one of an automobile's differential housing brackets. To correct a misalignment, the leaf spring is separated from the differential housing of the automobile. The first plate is removably secured to the leaf spring of the automobile, and the second plate is removably secured to the differential housing bracket of the automobile. The first plate is then positioned on top of and in contact with the second plate by lowering the weight of the automobile onto the suspension system. The misalignment is corrected by adjusting the position of the first plate relative to the position of the second plate along a longitudinal axis of the automobile while the plates support the weight of the automobile. The plates are then secured to each other.
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Focarino Margaret A.
Johnson Victor E.
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