| Trojan | -- 12-03-2020 @ 10:15 AM |
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I am restoring a '46 pickup and having a difficult time removing the rear leaf springs. I have the rear, shackle end dropped down but can not get the pin out of the front end of the spring out. The shackle end has an access hole through the frame that can be used to push the pin out with a drift punch, but no such access exists for the front end of the spring. Perhaps there is a special tool or procedure that I'm not aware of. This pin has probably never been removed in the past 75 years and is really stuck. Grease, PB Blaster and a lot of swearing has not helped. Any thoughts on this problem will be appreciated. I am unsuccessful in attaching a photo so far but will keep trying a little later.
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| trjford8 | -- 12-03-2020 @ 11:01 AM |
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Clean the bracket and look for a pin that is driven into the bracket at as 90 degree angle to the shackle pin that holds the spring. This is similar to the principle that holds your front king pins in place. Drive out that small pin and the big shackle pin then can be driven out. I believe that one end of the pin is bigger than the other and is knurled. If this is the case then drive it out from the small end.
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| Trojan | -- 12-03-2020 @ 11:23 AM |
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Trjford8 Thanks for your input, but the small locking pin(s) you speak of were removed. My problem is getting the large pin, that holds the spring into the mount , removed.
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| alanwoodieman | -- 12-03-2020 @ 1:22 PM |
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just did this to a 47 pick up, I drove the pin in to loosen it and then used a fine thread bolt and scr*w*d it into the grease fitting threaded hole and use a slide hammer on it to pull it out, took a couple of ins and outs to finally be able to pull it out. on my frame there was a hole but not aligned enough to get a real big punch onto it to drive out
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| Trojan | -- 12-03-2020 @ 4:36 PM |
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alanwoodieman A slide hammer ! Sounds good. I'll try it as soon as I can borrow or buy a slide hammer. Thanks
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| alanwoodieman | -- 12-03-2020 @ 7:36 PM |
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screw in the bolt, use a long one, grip it with a pair of vice grips and use a hammer on the vice grip head to tap it out. I have a couple of slide hammers but I also haver used a barbell weight as a slide hammer-put a large washer on the bolt and watch your fingers!!
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| Trojan | -- 12-03-2020 @ 11:10 PM |
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alanwoodieman I have vice grips and barbell weights. I'll try those, but I should probably invest in a slide hammer. Thanks again.
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| trjford8 | -- 12-04-2020 @ 6:37 AM |
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You may need to put some heat to it to get it to move. A small hand held torch may be enough to get it to move.
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