Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates forging and shop equipment to repair leaf-type springs used in automotive vehicles: Raises vehicle body, using jack, and removes defective spring.

• 2) Removes defective leaves from spring, using handtools.

• 3) Measures broken leaves and cuts out replacement leaf blanks from steel stock, using flame cutter or power shear.

• 4) Presses ends of main-leaf blank against disk of bench grinder to bevel blank according to size of eyes to be formed.

• 5) Drills or punches bolt holes in blanks, using drill or punch press.

• 6) Places ends of main-leaf blank in furnace to soften ends and shapes ends of blank into eyes, using eye-forming tool.

• 7) Reheats leaves and arches them to required specifications, using peen hammer.

• 8) Quenches spring leaves in oil to temper them according to specifications.

• 9) Places graphite-impregnated lining between leaves to prevent friction.

• 10) Bolts and clips leaves together and forces bushings into spring eyes, using bushing press.