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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Carol S. Haesle, Lewisville, TX (US);
Douglas K. Gunter, Denton, TX (US);
James W. Saunders, Burlington, WA (US);
Paccar Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for mounting a leaf spring suspension system to a vehicle is provided comprising three spring pins, two shackles, four wear washers, and four fastening bolts, wherein one spring pin and two fastening bolts mount and secure a first end of the leaf spring suspension system to the vehicle and two spring pins, two shackles, and two fastening bolts mount and secure a second end of the leaf spring suspension system to the vehicle. Washers are located between the shackles and the leaf spring, as well as between the shackles and the suspension bracket, the washers being made of a material having a hardness less than that of an adjacent component.