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Originally Posted by zippy1
From the picture you provided, your springs and end caps look fine. I've had the end caps close to gone, and yours look new.
I don't think replacing them is going to change anything.
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I'm with Zippy, yours look fine---way better than what you normally find. There is nothing to weld up there.
I have never seen one where the springs were centered perfect, as long as they are close you should be fine.
First off, that hydro needs a cleaning, time to break out the air hose or water hose. The shims I mentioned earlier were regarding some of plates that move, with old age they get a little sloppy and you have to buy/make thin shims to tighten things up a bit. As good as your trunion looks, you may not need them. With the fenders off, check all you linkages and see if everything is moving full stroke like it should. How old is the fluid and filter? I'm not saying change it yet in case you have other problems that will require opening up the hydro, just want to know if you KNOW it is fresh clean oil. I learned this past winter about water in the hydro plugging the filter and causing grief.
Do some cleaning and checking and report back. Plenty of hydro gurus hear to offer advice. I have never seen one that would try to stop climbing a hill, unless it was so steep you didn't have any business climbing it to start with. I have seen them lose and gain speed on hills, but not to the degree you are talking about.