Quick Repair!
I've used my best Vice Grips and strongest tape. Anybody see any issues? :S
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We had a 1984 F-250 on the farm once. We used it to haul hogs to the market back in the days when you could still do that. It was way overloaded a few times.
Eventually it became my truck. One day while driving down the road after dark I heard a noise and saw sparks as something slid along the pavement. I went back and found a chunk of broken leaf spring that had fallen off of the truck. The main spring that held the axle on was still good though. I threw the broken spring part into the truck and drove it for years that way.
Whenever I had to haul something heavy I would use a hammer to tap the broken part of the spring back into place and then I would use some electric fence wire to hold it there temporarily. After getting back home I would pop the spring back out and throw it back into the truck so that I didn't lose it.
Eventually it became my truck. One day while driving down the road after dark I heard a noise and saw sparks as something slid along the pavement. I went back and found a chunk of broken leaf spring that had fallen off of the truck. The main spring that held the axle on was still good though. I threw the broken spring part into the truck and drove it for years that way.
Whenever I had to haul something heavy I would use a hammer to tap the broken part of the spring back into place and then I would use some electric fence wire to hold it there temporarily. After getting back home I would pop the spring back out and throw it back into the truck so that I didn't lose it.
