Help on Rear Springs & Shackels
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Help on Rear Springs & Shackels
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I bought a set of 3" rear springs & shackle kit for my 52 F-1.
When I go to bolt up the rear of the spring with the shackle the shackle bolt is not long enough to attach to the original inside mount.
There is nothing to support the inside of the upper shackle bolt.
Suggestions???
Thanks,
Tractormanbill
I bought a set of 3" rear springs & shackle kit for my 52 F-1.
When I go to bolt up the rear of the spring with the shackle the shackle bolt is not long enough to attach to the original inside mount.
There is nothing to support the inside of the upper shackle bolt.
Suggestions???
Thanks,
Tractormanbill
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Hi Stu, I got impatient this evening and simply ground off the four rivets on the outside and used a little wedge to pursuade the mounts off the frame. I had considered using the puller technique, but didn't have the proper sized bolt around and seeing as how I live 12ish miles from town I wasn't making the drive. When I go to remount these, I'll be sure to use grade 8 bolts! I looked at the pins compared to the pins show I that thread you gave me the link for and mine look like new compared to those. After taking the steering linkage apart and not seeing ANY wear there, I'm about half convinced that the mileage showing on the speedometer is actual mileage (27,400 miles) I know for a fact the PO owned the truck from 1965 until last August and he never took it off his 50 acre horse ranch. Thanks again for the idea about the puller!
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Or did Ford provide dealers a shop tool, as did Dodge, to pull the pins without the drama of swinging a hammer under a customer's vehicle? IMHO it makes no sense to drive the pins out when it's so simple to pull them. Besides, Henry was all about saving time on a job which the puller accomplishes. Stu
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Or did Ford provide dealers a shop tool, as did Dodge, to pull the pins without the drama of swinging a hammer under a customer's vehicle? IMHO it makes no sense to drive the pins out when it's so simple to pull them. Besides, Henry was all about saving time on a job which the puller accomplishes. Stu
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