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| | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 57 | I ordered a kit from one of the suppliers to rebuild my rear cab mount shackles and the bushings don’t seem right.
The inside diameter of the bushings fits the threaded pins of the shackle fine but the outside diameter is too small to fit snug in the outer arms of the shackles and are sloppy. They tighten up when you tighten the outer plate down on them but that’s just the side-to-side compression.
For those of you who have rebuilt your shackles, is this common or maybe this supplier just has the wrong bushings? The original bushings were a tight fit in the outer arms of the shackles but the shoulders are in bad shape so I can’t re-use them.
Any insight is appreciated.
Shawn
Shawn
1950 3600 Pickup, 1958 Plymouth Belvedere
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,403 | I rebuilt mine and the bushings seemed to be a snug fit on both the ID and OD. I do not have the measurement of the bushings I rec'd but I recall that they required some (not a lot) of effort to get them into the outer arms and similar effort to get the threaded pins pushed through the ID. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 111 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 111 | From memory they slid in but needed to be coaxed a little. They were snug. I certainly don' recall them being loose. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 57 | Thanks for the response guys.
The package mine came in said "Made in Taiwan" so I shouldn't be surprised there' are fitment issues. I see Jim Carter's site says theirs are made in USA so I'm hoping they will be tighter like yours were.
Shawn
1950 3600 Pickup, 1958 Plymouth Belvedere
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,293 Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum | | Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,293 | I purchased and installed the Jim Carter Cab Mount Kit CB-150 on my 1954 3604. No problems with fitment.
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell."
"They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel." | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 57 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 57 | Thanks Ron for sharing your experience with the Jim Carter kit.
Shawn
1950 3600 Pickup, 1958 Plymouth Belvedere
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