The Ford Barn

Old Henry · 06-23-2014, 12:16 PM

Thanks to some good friends with sharp eyes on the barn I have discovered my upper shackle bushings on the front of my 47 are very worn and needing replaced.

I tried pounding them out years ago but they wouldn't budge. What else to try?

And, a related question is, where do I get that bushing? The usual suppliers don't seem to have it. I suppose if I can't find one but could get this one out in one piece I could just put it back in upside down and wear on the other surface for the next couple of hundred thousand miles?

Until then, I'm certainly going to pack that space with grease to reduce the wear until I can replace it.

06-23-2014, 12:16 PM	#1
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	How to remove front top shackle bushing? Thanks to some good friends with sharp eyes on the barn I have discovered my upper shackle bushings on the front of my 47 are very worn and needing replaced. I tried pounding them out years ago but they wouldn't budge. What else to try? And, a related question is, where do I get that bushing? The usual suppliers don't seem to have it. I suppose if I can't find one but could get this one out in one piece I could just put it back in upside down and wear on the other surface for the next couple of hundred thousand miles? Until then, I'm certainly going to pack that space with grease to reduce the wear until I can replace it. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness Last edited by Old Henry; 06-23-2014 at 12:30 PM.*