'Jeep' UNIVERSAL and 'Jeep' DISPATCHER s

SPRINGS BND SHOCK BBSORBERS

Contents
SUBJECT PAR. SUBJECT PAR.
Pivot Bolts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-3 Spring Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-4
Shock Absorbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-7 Spring Shackles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-2
Spring Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-S U -Shackles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-6

5-1. GENERAL tight. It is suggested that they be checked at each

Semielliptical leaf springs are used for all models.
The springs are hung longitudinally from the frame
side rails by means of brackets welded to the rails.
All axles, except DJ-3A front axles, are firmly at-
tached to the springs by U -bolts (spring clips),
spring saddles welded to the underside of the axles,
and spring plates under the springs. Model DJ-3A
front axles are attached to the springs with con-
ventional bolts and spring plates. Spring center
bolts are inserted in the axle spring saddles to pre-
vent shifting of the axle.
All front springs, except as noted below, are pro-
vided with shackles at the front ends of the springs
and pivot bolts at the rear ends of the springs.
Model CJ-5 up to Serial No. 44437 and Model
CJ-6 up to Serial No. 11981 are provided with
shackles at the rear ends of the front springs, and
pivot bolts at the front ends.
All rear springs are provided with shackles at the
rear end and pivot bolts at the front end.
Springs should be examined periodically for broken
or shifted leaves, loose or missing rebound clips,
angle of spring shackles, and position of springs
on the saddles. Springs with shifted leaves do not
have their normal strength. Missing rebound clips
may permit the spring leaves to fan out or break
on rebound. Broken leaves may make the vehicle
hard to handle or permit the axIe to shift out of
line. Weakened springs may break causing difficulty
in steering. Spring attaching clips or bolts must be
vehicle inspection and torqued 45 to 55 lb-ft.
[6,2 a 7,6 kg-m.].
5-2. Spring Shackles
Rubber-bushed shackles are provided on all current
production vehicles. The steel-backed rubber
(silent bloc) bushings are pressed into the spring
eyes and mounting brackets. The shackle bolts
tighten the side plates against the inner steel back-
ing of the bushings. Oscillation of the springs is
taken in the rubber bushings.
All vehicles produced before early 1957 were
equipped with U-shackles and threaded core bush-
ings. See Par. S-6 for service information on U-
shackles.
5-3. Pivot Bolts
Models DJ-3A, CJ-2A, CJ-3A, and CJ-3B are
equipped with bronze bushings, pivot bolts, and
lubrication fittings. The bolts are secured with
castellated nuts and cotter pins. 8ee Fig. 302.
Models CJ -5 and CJ -6 are equipped with rubber
(silent bloc) bushings, bolts, and locknuts or lock-
washers and nuts. 8ee Fig. 304. 8ee Par. 8-2 for
additional description.
5-4. Remove Spri ng
To remove a spring, proceed as follows:
a. Raise the vehicle with a jack under the axIe.

FIG. 301-FRONT SPRING

AND SHOCK ABSORBER-
DJ-3A
1-Bracket and Shaft
2-Axle Bumper
3-Bolt and Lockwasher
4-Bushing
5-Washer
@'- 6-Cotter Pin
7-Bolt
4 8-Nut
9-Cotter Pin
10-Bracket

:¿J: 11-Bushing
12-Bolt
13-Spring
14-Plate and Shaft (Left)
15-Lockwasher
16-Nut
17-Shock Absorber
18-Bolt
19-Plate
20-Bu3hing
21-Bearing
22-Nut
23-Grease Seal
24-Grease Retainer
25-Spring Shackle
10792 26-Spring Shackle Bracket

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FIG 302- REAR SPRING

AND SHOCK ABSORBER
DJ-3A
l-Bracket and Shaft
2-Bushing
3-Washer
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S-Nut
Pin
and Lockwasher
6-Axle Bumper
7-Bolt
8-Spring Clip
9-Spring Shackle
10-Grease Retainer
ll-Grease Seal

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12-Bracket
13-Bushing
14-Nut
IS-Lockwasher
16-Plate
17-Spring
and Shaft
18-Shock Absorber
19-Lubricating Fitting
20-Bolt
21-Bushing
~ 22-Nut
23-Cotter Pin
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24-Bracket
2S-Bearing
26-Bolt
00 27-Nut
L 10813 28-Plate

Place a stand jack under the frame side rail. Then
lower the axle jack so that the load is re1ieved from
the spring with the wheels resting on the floor.
b. Remove nuts securing spring clip bolts. Remove
the spring plate and clip bolts. Free the spring
from the axle by raising the axle jack (by lowering
the axle jack on DJ-3A front axles).
c. Remove the pivot bolt nut and drive out the
pivot bolt. Disconnect the shackle either by re-
moving the lower nuts and bolts on rubber-bushed
shackles, or by removing the threaded bushings on
U-shackles (see Par. S-6).
S-S. Install Spring
To install a spring, first install the pivot bolt. Then,
connect the shackle using the following procedure:
a. On bronze-bushed pivot bolts, install the bolt
and nut and tighten the nut. Then back it off two
cotter pin slots and install the cotter pino The nut
must be drawn up tightly but must be sufficiently
loose to allow the spring to pivot freely. Otherwise
spring breakage may resulto
b. On rubber-bushed pivot bolts, install the pivot
bolt and locknut (or lockwasher and nut) only
tightly enough to hold the bushings in po sitio n until
the vehicle is lowered from the jack.
c. Connect the shackle. On rubber-bushed shackles
install the bolts as in subparagraph b above. For
U-shackles see Par. S-6 installation instructions.
d. Move the axle into position on the spring by
lowering (or raising) the ax1ejack. Place the spring
center bolt in the axle saddle. Install the spring
clip bolts, spring plate, lockwashers, and nuts.
Torque the nuts 50 to 55 lb-ft; [3,73 a 4,15 kg-m.].

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FIG. 303-FRONT SPRING
AND SHOCK ABSORBER
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l-Front Shock Absorber Bracket
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2-Front Axle Bumper
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4-"U" Bolt
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'd .6 6-Spring Pivot Bracket

7-Pivot Bolt
8-Nut
9-Front Spring Assembly
10-Front Spring Clip Plate

'8 l1-Lockwasher
12-"U"
13-Shackl~
14-Retainer
Bolt Nut

lS-Grease Seal
16-Threaded Shackle Bushing
17-Lube Fitting
18-Mounting Pin Bushing
19-Washer
20-Lock Nut
~10 21-Shock Absorber Assembly
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l-Bracketand Shaft 6-Grease Seal ll-Nut 16-Lockwasher 21-Bushing
2-Axle Bumper 7-Grea" Retainer 12-Plate 17-Nut 22-Washer
3-Bolt and Lockwasher S-Bracket 13-Bearing lS-Spring Clip 23-Shock Absorber
4-Spring Clip 9-Spring Shackle 14-Bolt 19-Bracket
S-Bushing 10-Spring lS-Plate and Shaft 20-Bushing (Spring)

Avoid over-tightening. Be sure the spring is free to seat the bushings in their operating positions. Then
oscillate at both ends. torque the nuts to 27 to 30 lb-ft. [3,73 a 4,15 kg-rn.].
e. Rernove both jacks. On rubber-bushed shackles 5-6. U-Shackles
and pivot bolts, allow the weight of the verlic1e to The threaded bushings of the U -shackles, used to

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FIG. 30S-REAR SPRING
AND SHOCK ABSORBER-
EARLY CJ-S AND CJ-6
l-Shock Absorber Bracket
2-Mounting Pin Bushing
3-Washer
4-Lock Nut
S-Nut
6-Rear Axle Bumper
14 7-Bolt
S-"U" Bolt
9-Shacklc
10-Retaincr
ll-Grcasc Seal
12-Brackct
13-Thrcadcd Shacklc Bushing
14-Lubc Fitting
lS-Rear Spring Asscmbly
16-Rcar Spring Clip Platc
17-Lockwashcr
lS-"U" Bolt Nut
19-Pivot Bolt
20-Rubbcr Bushing
21-Spring Pivot Brackct
22-Shock Absorber Asscmbly

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FIG. 306-REAR SPRING

AND SHOCK
ABSORBER-
CJ-3B, CJ-S, CJ-6
1-Bracket
2-Bushing
3-Washer
4-Lock Nut
S-Nut and Lockwasher
6-Axle Bumper
7-Bolt
8-Spring Clip
9-U-Bolt
lO-Grease Retainer
11-Grease Seal
12-Bracket
13-Bushing
14-Spring
1S-Plate and Shaft
16-Lockwasher
17-Nut
18-Bolt
19-Bearing
20-Bracket
21-Shock Absorber
22-Silent Block Bearing
23-Bolt
24-Nut
2S-Side Plate
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early 1957 production, are anchored solidly in the
frame brackets and spring eyes, and the oscillation
is taken between the threads of the U -shackle and
the inner threads of the bushings.
On Models CJ-2A, CJ-3A, and early production of
Models CJ-3A, CJ-3B, CJ-5, and CJ-6, six bush-
ings are used with right-hand threads and two with
left-hand threads. The right-hand threaded bush-
ings have plain hexagon heads. The left-hand
bushings have a groove around the heads.
The two left-hand threaded U-shackles are identi-
fied by a small forged boss on the lower shank of
the shackle. They are used at the left front spring
and the right rear spring with the left-hand thread-
ed end DOWN at the spring eye. The left-hand
threaded parts have been cancelled in the produc-
tion of Models DJ-3A, CJ-3B, CJ-5 and CJ-6. All
later production vehic1es, up to early 1957, use
all right-hand threaded parts.
When replacing shackles and bushings on these
vehic1es, examine the parts carefully for parts of
the same type removed must be reinstalled.
right-hand threaded bushing cannot be installed
satisfactorily after one having left-hand threads
has once been installed.
U -shackle:> are installed with the bushing hexagon
heads at the outside of the frame.
When installiflg a new U-shackle or a shackle bush-
ing, follow the procedure outlined below:
Install the shackle grease seal and retainer over the
threaded end of the shackle up to the shoulder. In-
sert the shackle through the frame bracket and eye
of the spring. Holding the U -shackle tightly against
the frame, start the upper bushing on the shackle,
taking care that when it enters the thread in the
frame it does not cross-thread. Screw the bushing
on the shackle about half way. Start the lower
bushing, holding the shackle tightly against the
spring eye, and thread the bushing in approximate-
ly half way. Then, alternating from top bushing to
lower bushing, turn them in until the head of the
bushing is snug against the frame bracket and the
bushing in the spring eye is !i2" [0,794 mm.] away
from the spring as measured from the inside of
hexagon head to the spring.
Lubricate the bushing and then try the flex of the
shackle, which must be free. If a shackle is tight it
may cause spring breakage and it will be necessary
A to rethread the bushings on the shackle.
S- 7. Shock Absorbers
The hydraulic, direct-action shock absorbers used
on these vehic1es are designed to absorb both up-
ward and downward motion. The upper ends of
the shock absorbers are secured to the vehic1e frame

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side rails with mounting brackets and pins. The
lower ends are secured to the springs with pins
which are an integral part of the spring plates.
Rubber bushings are installed between the mount-
ing pins and shock absorber eyes. Movement at the
bushings is taken by fiexing of the rubber.
The rubber bushings and shock absorber eyes are
held in place on the mounting pins either by a fiat
washer and a cotter pin on Models DJ-3A, CJ-2A,
CJ-3A, and CJ-3B, or by a fiat washer and a lock-
nut on Models CJ-S and CJ-6.
To remove a shock absorber, first remove the cotter
pins (or locknuts) and washers. Then pull the shock
absorber eyes and rubber bushings from the mount-
ing pins.
To install a shock absorber, first install the rubber
bushings and shock absorber eyes on the mounting
shafts. Then install the cotter pins or lock nuts.
Tighten the lock nuts securely.
Squeaking usually occurs when movement takes
place between the rubber bushings and the metal
FIG. 309-FRONT
(Up to early 1957)
DISPATCHER s
parts. Th.e squeaking may be eliminated by placing
the bushmgs under greater pressure. This is ac-
complished either by adding additional washers
where cotter pins are used or by tightening the
locknuts. Do not use mineral lubricant to remo ve
squeak as it will deteriorate the rubber.
The shock absorbers are not refillable and not ad-
justable. If trouble develops the shock absorber
must be discarded and replaced with a new one.
If a shock absorber is removed from the vehic1e and
turned upside down it will lose its prime and be-
come inoperative. To test a unit, hold it in an up-
right position and work the plunger up and down
the full travel four or five times to determine
whether action is positive or faulty.
Note: The shock absorber stem is smoothly ma-
chined to work through a tight seal in the upper
end of the piston. Do not roughen the stem with
pliers or similar tool during removal or installation
as this will destroy the effectiveness of the sea!.
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S-8. SPRING SPECIFICBTIONS

TYPE Longitudinal Leaf

DRlVE THROUGH Springs

SPRING TYPE Semielliptical

MODEL: CJ-2A, CJ-3A, CJ-3B CJ-5 CJ-6

FRONT SPRINGS:
Number of Leaves. ..... ... 10 7 7
Length. . . . . . . . . . .. .. 36" [92,08 cm.] 39%" [100,6 cm.] 39%" [100,6 cm.]
Width............ . 1 %" [4,44 cm.] 1%" [4,44 cm.] 1%" [4,44 cm.]
Load to Attain
Design camber. . . . ... ... 640 lb. [290,2 kg.] 550 lb. [249,4 kg.] 550 lb. [249,4 kg.]
Stack Height. . . . . . . . . . . ... 2.090" [5,308 cm.] 1.684" [4,277 cm.] 1.684" [4,277 cm.]
Design Camber. .. ....... %" [0,95 cm.] 1Y2" [3,81 cm.] 1Y2" [3,81 cm.]

REAR SPRINGS:
Number of Leaves. . . . . . .. 9 9 9
Length. .... . ......."" .. 42" [106,68 cm.] 46yg" [117,15 cm.! 46 yg" [117,15 cm.]
Width.......... ..'" ..... 1 %" [4,44 cm.] 1 %" [4,44 cm.] 1 %" [4,44 cm.]
Load to Attain
Design Camber. .. .... 800 lb. [362,8 kg.] 940 lb. [426,3 kg.] 845 lb. [383,2 kg.]
Stack Height. . . . . . . . 1.832" [4,653 cm.] 2.925" [7,432 cm.) 2.461" [6,250 cm.]
Design Camber. . .. .." .' 7.;:" [0,63 cm.] -" [-0,95 cm.] %" [1,58 cm.]

MODEL: DJ-3A Open Body DJ-3A W Tail Gate DJ-3A Hard Top
1.
FRONT SPRINGS:
Number of Leaves. . 3 7 10L
7R
Length... ...... 36~" [92 cm.] 36~" [92 cm.] 36~" [92 cm.]
Width. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%" [4,44 cm.] 1%;" [4,44 cm.] 1 %" [4,44 cm.]
Load to Attain
Design Camber. .. 450 lb. [204,1 kg.] 735 lb. [333,3 kg.) 640 lb. L [290,2 kg.]
735 lb. R [333,3 kg.]
Stack Height. ...... .648" [1,645 cm.] 1.481" ~3,761 cm.] 2.090" L [5,308 cm]
1.481" R [3,761 cm.]
Design Camber. . . %" R [1,905 cm.] -%" [-1,587 cm.] %" L [0,95 cm.]
O" L [0,000 cm.] -%" R [-1,587 cm.)
REAR SPRINGS:
Number of Leaves. . . . 3 7 9L
7R
Length. ............... 42" [106,68 cm.] 42" [106,68 cm.] 42" [106,68 cm.]
Width .. 1%" [4,44 cm.] 1%" [4,44 cm.] 1 %" [4,44 cm.]
Load to Attain
Design Camber. ... 450 lb. [204,1 kg.] 800 lb. [362,8 kg.] 800 lb. [362,8 kg.]
Stack Height.. ...... .711" [1,805 cm.] 1.636" [4,155 cm.] 1.832" L [4,653 cm.]
1.636" R [4,155 cm.]
Design Camber. ........... Y2" [1,27 cm.] 7.;:" [0,635 cm.] 7:i"" [0,635 cm.]

S-9. SHOCK aBSORBER SPECIFICBTIONS

TYPE Hydraulic

ACTION Double

MODEL: CJ-2A, CJ-3A, CJ-3B CJ-5, CJ-6 DJ-3A

FRONT
SHOCK ABSORBERS:
Length:
Compressed. ............ 10%" [26,31 cm] 116" [29,05 cm.] 1l6" [29,05 cm.]
Extended....... .... 17 Y2" [44,4 cm.] 18!{6" [46,83 cm.] 186" [46,83 cm.]
Piston Diameter. .. .. .... 1" [2,54 cm.] 1" [2,54 cm.] 1" [2,54 cm.]
REAR
SHOCK ABSORBERS:
Length:
Compressed. ..... 10%" [26,31 cm.] 111í6" [30,32 cm.! 121%" [32,85 cm.]
Extended. ... ...... ..... 17 Y2" [44,4 cm.] 19!Ú" [43,37 cm.] 2E-í6" [54,43 cm.]
Piston Diameter. ... 1" [2,54 cm.] 1" [2.54 cm.] 1" [2.54 cm.]

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