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My 1939 Ford Standard Coupe - The Tear Down |
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I stood the radius rod up on end
and positioned the spring mount and shackle stud over the hole in my
anvil. You can see the shiny fresh cut where I cut off the threaded stud ends
flush. I used a small diameter cut-off wheel to do this.
You can also see the remnant of the other shackle stud (which I had already removed) laying on the ground. |
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Here's a close-up of the old
shackle stud. This is the original style stud which had a
"spiral" or "ringed" effect. The stud also included a
grease soaked cloth-like wrap, both of which were enclosed in a steel
shell. This shell remained in the bore of the mount I'd driven it from.
The stud is cut off on the one end, but the other end still retains the threaded stud with the nut. |
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Here is one end of the radius rod
("wishbone") after separation from the axle. The bore of the
spring mount still has the shell (or liner) from the original shackle stud
assembly.
To get this out I will assemble a hack saw blade in the bore and saw through the liner in one spot. Then I'll drive out the scrap liner with hammer and chisel (or whatever I have access to that will drive it out.) |