Description

U-Bolt Rear 1-Ton clamps the rear leaf spring to the axle. The U-shaped bolt passes over the axle and through the spring seat plate, where its two threaded legs are drawn down by nuts to hold the spring and axle tightly together.

This is the heavier-duty 1-Ton rear specification. The same U-bolt is used on the left and right sides.

U-bolts stretch and corrode over time and lose clamping force, which allows the axle to shift on the spring. They are normally renewed as a set when re-tensioning the spring seats or fitting new springs, and the nuts must be torqued evenly.