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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 | Got my leafs apart ready for sandblasting. The rear shackles look real good after blasting and paint. Should I reuse the rear spring eye pins and retainer pins? There is some wear on the spring eye pins and the bushing look a little worn as well. The front spring shackles need replaced along with all front pins and bushings. Are there any vendors that sell these things for the 2-tons? If so...can you point me in the right direction?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | Jim Carter lists them in the Catalog, Page 117
Cleon | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | I bought every bit of hardware I need for my springs, as well as completely new springs, from http://www.eatonsprings.com/Including front shackles complete, bolts and bushings for rear ends of front springs, pins bushings and lock pins for rear springs and shackles, U-bolts and nuts for front and rear. Grigg | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 720 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 720 | I found a local truck shop and had them re-bush my spring and shackle and got new pins as well. Seemed the right course of action because they have all the stuff on hand to press them out/in and ream as needed. Also had them replace the center bolt and assemble the spring, the whole process is a lot easier to do with the right tools!
1956 GMC 370 dump " 'Tater "1970 VW Volksrod "the Black Bomber" 2007 Chevy Avalanche 2020 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, 2005 Harley Davidson FLHTCUI I dig all cars, old and new, whether they were hammered out of American iron, German steel, or Japanese tin cans. Being unable to appreciate them all is missing out on a world of great things.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | I just had the rear springs etc rebuilt on my 53 flated and a local shop had all the parts at prices a fraction of some of the big catalog vendors. Most towns of any size have such spring rebuilders, hope our local guy lives to be a hundred. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 323 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 323 | I've had luck with the local shops for parts as well but I've saved a ton having parts trucks with good non worn parts too. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 502 | I was wondering if on your leaf springs there is GM-O embossed on the edges of the springs.
I know this ain't no big thing but it happens to be there on the edges of my springs which are on a 52 chevy 2ton. I was just wondering if it is a common thing, but then rust could make it disappear.
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