I have a '51 3/4 ton Chevy. I've removed the bed, rear axle, one leaf spring. The driver side is giving me an issue on one eye pin, it's not moving. Well, it turns in place and moves just a hair but that's it. I can pound as hard as I like..but it does not move anymore. I'm not sure what the item is called that is riveted to the frame that the pin goes through to connect the spring to the frame...but at the end where the retaining pin screw goes through the casing and then the groove in the eye pin has broken off (the casing not the screw) I've tried an impact driver but does not budge. Anyone with suggestions? Is this piece that is riveted to the frame replaceable? (And...what is it called?) I have a relative who is a welder who thinks he can weld the broken piece back..I just don't know if that is the right way to go about this.
Thanks Kevin
Algonquin, IL.
