<VV> 64 leaf spring ...

[Dave Thompson]

Bill,
I guess that I didn't express myself fully. I was talking about the head of
the bolt. Grade 8 bolts have markings in the top of the head to identify
them. That bolt in the picture didn't appear to have grade 8 markings. I was
suggesting that if the bolts break, replacements should be of grade 8
quality. <SMILE>

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris & Bill Strickland [mailto:lechevrier at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:41 AM
To: Dave Thompson
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> 64 leaf spring ...

Dave Thompson wrote:

>The second photo partially shows the head of the bolt. 
>
Dave, these are mostly likely original GM parts, removed some 40 years 
ago, and yes the heads have also worn against something, what, I am not 
sure -- perhaps they were driven for a while without the spring attached 
-- and they are polished/worn smooth, so any markings are long gone, and 
I'm not a forensics lab looking to restore said markings or do a 
criminal investigation on the composition of the bolts, so whatever GM 
put in there originally is what you are looking at.

Bill Strickland