The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk '50, 3600 Front Spring Bushing Ordering Delema??

Since I’ve got the motor and steering gear out, and the entire front clip off the old gal this winter I figured it’s time to finish up the front end work. All that’s left on the suspension/steering now is to clean up/check out the springs and replace the bushings.

Since I don’t have access to a 1/2-ton front spring to compare my 3/4-ton front spring to I’m gonna have to depend on my you, my buddies here on the bolt. I’ve been under the impression that the 3100 and 3600 springs and their mounting were the same. In fact the whole front section of the frame should be the same on both from my past research.

In The Filling Station’s catalog I’m looking at the front shackle bushing info and they make no mention of the 3/4-ton in their listing; http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000014a~Z5Z5Z56330~P6.00~~~~S2UH0FGXW024119617636b~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000014x (sorry bout the hyperlink, cant post a two line link I guess.)
The listing for the front spring-rear eye threaded bushing seems fragmented again. It clearly says 3/4 & 1-ton but doesn’t mention the 1/2-ton, which I thought was supposed to be the same as the 3/4-ton.

I want to get the order in today so I’d appreciate hearing about your experience or any feedback you may have.

Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

The front bushing s are different on the 3/4t. They are larger

Again all I know about is GMC. Front shackle kits for 1/2 and 3/4 ton were the same. 1 ton was different. That was a while kit. Bushings, threaded pins. shackles, cork and zerk.

Got it guys, I pulled it all apart before lunch and yes Ken,after looking in the parts book, they are the same.
Front shackles are fine, no wear at all, just need new seals for them, rear bushings and bolts are shot.
Got'em ordered already.
DG

When I rebuilt my 51 3600 the parts all came from a local spring shop in Quincy, IL. They had current catalogs for the old trucks. They did suggest using a thin section of rubber hose for the new seals.

I'm gonna stay with the original seals, i.e. cork. I'm going to make up a punch to punch out my own.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

I think some of the vendors sell cork seals.