Moseso
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Say what you will about rubber, or nylatron, or urethane rear spring bushes -- they won't do THIS to you....
There has been a burgeoning, and annoying squeak from the right rear of the car. I determined a few days ago that it was surely coming from the spring shackle. So -- today -- I began to take it apart for some lube action. (The oil squirted on it a few days ago had been useless.)
It's stuck in there bad....
The attached photo shows the spring and its pin removed from the shackle. Using a 14" pipe wrench, I can rotate the remnants of the shackle in its bushing -- barely. There's no way to beat it out from behind, as the frame and spare tire compartment block access.
When I can arrange two people for the job, I intend to attempt to "wiggle" the shackle while trying a lever between the frame and the shackle pin. I'm not actually encouraged that this will work.
Phase II will involve removal of the wing (for access) and grinding off the head of the shackle pin to the point where I will be able to drive it inwards out of the bushing. This will also require cutting the pin off (Sawzall?) between the bushing holder and the frame -- probably, a couple of times before I can drive it out.
THEN ----- I can ream out the bushing, lube the snot out of it and install a new shackle.
That's the current plan, anyway. After a couple hours under there, today, I was out of "nicer" ideas.
Commentary/ideas/tips/advice/warnings all gladly accepted.
There has been a burgeoning, and annoying squeak from the right rear of the car. I determined a few days ago that it was surely coming from the spring shackle. So -- today -- I began to take it apart for some lube action. (The oil squirted on it a few days ago had been useless.)
It's stuck in there bad....
The attached photo shows the spring and its pin removed from the shackle. Using a 14" pipe wrench, I can rotate the remnants of the shackle in its bushing -- barely. There's no way to beat it out from behind, as the frame and spare tire compartment block access.
When I can arrange two people for the job, I intend to attempt to "wiggle" the shackle while trying a lever between the frame and the shackle pin. I'm not actually encouraged that this will work.
Phase II will involve removal of the wing (for access) and grinding off the head of the shackle pin to the point where I will be able to drive it inwards out of the bushing. This will also require cutting the pin off (Sawzall?) between the bushing holder and the frame -- probably, a couple of times before I can drive it out.
THEN ----- I can ream out the bushing, lube the snot out of it and install a new shackle.
That's the current plan, anyway. After a couple hours under there, today, I was out of "nicer" ideas.
Commentary/ideas/tips/advice/warnings all gladly accepted.