I need schwinn springer help please advice or your experience

My set up fits together and almost looks straight but it goes together hard and tight like if the bolt is bent or the bracket on the neck is ANGELED WRONG? IS THAT EAVEN possible my truss rods and set up came off a much older bike maybe that says it all right there. and to make it even worse I used a cup and rubber bushing from a new crap springer its all I had. What's the difference in PRE POST WAR SPRINGERS or maybe I need a 2 washer on the neck so the bracket sits higher up. In the end it does work but I am worried that something might bend in the long run any way I am glad I could vent to the CABE I was ready to put it on here and say free to good home I was SO MAD

Something looks wrong... The rubber bumper should cover the hardware. Check the placement of the hardware, and are you using a new rubber bumper from a newer non schwinn fork?

YES its the wrong bumper and thanks a ton for the diagram I just loosened everything and ill try again I have the old bushing but wasn't going to use it its pretty dry but at this point I will try any thing its weird its like its angled wrong and it wasn't a good idea to mix match parts LIVE AND LEARN

Here's the parts list for both early and post 55 springers.

Great that answers 1 big question I had are the neck brackets the same and they are so its not that I think the bolt is bent just enough to throw it all off I cant even get the spring to sit straight in the cradle it sits more off to one side I am going to get BEER and look at it again this has been the hardest part of this so far thanks guys for your help

eddy45 said:

I am going to get BEER and look at it again

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Good plan. For me, Beer makes a lot of crooked things look straight again.

Dude, I never would have posted my first response if I had known beer was not involved. Don't waste our time, have a few BEFORE playing around with your old bikes/parts!!!!

Do you have the Fork Crown Assembly Backwards? I did that once and nothing lined up.

not Shure what part your exactly referring to frank steering tube? (2802) The forks are marked on mine fore left Right So I think I am good there. Definitely interested The bolt that goes through the spring is bent so it might just be that its more WARPED THAN BENT I wont know for Shure until I get another one that's straight

eddy45 said:

not Shure what part your exactly referring to frank steering tube? (2802) The forks are marked on mine fore left Right So I think I am good there. Definitely interested The bolt that goes through the spring is bent so it might just be that its more WARPED THAN BENT I wont know for Shure until I get another one that's straight

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Yes, the Steer Tube.