Search the Community

My next project step is the frame now that I have one to start working with. One of the specific items I need to work on is a rear shackle mount replacement. It seems fairly straight forward - but I learn a lot more when I ask a question than when I assume I know the answer. I also could have just asked the guy that I got it from 'cuz I know he knows too, but then a lot more people don't get to learn. I know I have learned plenty form archived posts ... I could find plenty of posts that talked about the shackle hangers - including 48Dodger's videos on removing them, but only one post that talked directly about the rivets and none that talked about mounts. I bet a lot of you have already done this. I bet even more have something to say! Here is the part that I am talking about. REMOVAL: Dave Claussen recommended removing rivets by piloting a 3/16 hole first to relieve side pressure. Grind the head off, then pound it home. Of course they were talking about a fish-plate, not the spring shackle mount. Would the pilot hole be really necessary? Anything special about this area? Other ideas? REASSEMBLY: From the same post, Grey Beard recounted his actual work experience: "...we just used grade 8 bolts and nuts with lock washers on each side - bolt head and nut and flat washers, and cranked them down". I have no other guidelines as to what might work, what has worked, what didn't work. I open it up to you fine gentlemen. Thanks in advance ts Ref : Starting over again