Is the bracket (which is, in fact, riveted) worn or is it only the bushing in the bracket? Bushings come with shackle kits and and pressed in place. I changed a rear frame shackle bushing in this log entry on my website:

Framework - Halfway Home


If neglected long enough, the shackle pins can wear all the way through the bushing into the bracket metal but maybe upon closer inspection you may find you only have to replace the bushing. Good luck.


Larry Kephart
1937 Chevy Utility Express (Deerslayer)
1955 1st 3100 Chevy (BillyBob)
2017 Cadillac ATS-V (Elvira)
Boca Raton, Florida
e-mail: [email protected]

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