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hale1776 · 10-13-2014, 02:18 PM

Old shackle off, perch fine, new bushing went into spring OK but bushing stopped with 1/4 inch to go into perch hammering just mushroomed bushing.... I said close enough.... then ignorance struck as I didn't know bushing needed to be drilled or reamed. Now I didn't have a 1/2 inch drill bit but did have a milling bit that removed metal just fine. Well 2 hours of milling with a hand drill and shackle posts go in about 1/2 inch, angle of spring is off to perch. I jacked the send of spring up then used a splitting maul wedge between spring end an axle this gave me room for a tire iron under head of spring and axle to move, got 2nd shackle started as buggered up first one in previous attempts. Taking another break.

10-13-2014, 02:18 PM	#13
hale1776 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Connecticut Posts: 130	Re: Front Spring shackle Old shackle off, perch fine, new bushing went into spring OK but bushing stopped with 1/4 inch to go into perch hammering just mushroomed bushing.... I said close enough.... then ignorance struck as I didn't know bushing needed to be drilled or reamed. Now I didn't have a 1/2 inch drill bit but did have a milling bit that removed metal just fine. Well 2 hours of milling with a hand drill and shackle posts go in about 1/2 inch, angle of spring is off to perch. I jacked the send of spring up then used a splitting maul wedge between spring end an axle this gave me room for a tire iron under head of spring and axle to move, got 2nd shackle started as buggered up first one in previous attempts. Taking another break.