Leaf spring shackle pin

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Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by martinclan » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:29 am

One of my shackle pins is well past it's best. Removing one of the nuts took most of the thread with it. I suppose I could bodge it by refitting the nut to what thread is left and then welding it in place but I would prefer not to.
So - can you still get them? I wondered if a Morris Minor one would fit?
Or does anyone have a decent spare lying around they would care to part with for a few beer tokens?
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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by MarinaCoupe » Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:08 am

Robin,

To my knowledge new ones are NLA. Marina springs are 2” wide, Minor springs are 1.5” wide.

Someone on here will have some good used ones I expect - guys?

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by PHUQ » Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:13 am

That's a coincidence- I was looking for them yesterday as I thought my car had had bolts fitted (turns out I'm an idiot).

As Chris said- Minor ones are too narrow and the other common one to crop up in searches, Land Rover, are too wide. If you have one to use as a template it would be an easy thing for a machine shop to make up, if you couldn't find a good used one.
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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by ScreamingLordStokes » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:59 pm

I bought a set from Ang classic car parts that were advertised as being for the Marina but they were a good half inch too short. So i ordered some from a company called Westfield Fasteners, from memory 7/16 x 3 3/4inch grade 5 UNF hex head bolt (check dimensions just to make sure)

https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/A2 ... Rpart.html

They supply washers and nyloc nut as well.

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by PHUQ » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:22 pm

Ahh- is it the shackle pin through the chassis leg that you're after, or one of the spring eye bolts?
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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by ScreamingLordStokes » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:35 pm

Oh, yes I was thinking he meant spring eye bolt, doh.

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by martinclan » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:46 pm

It's the shackle pin I am after.
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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by ScreamingLordStokes » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:51 pm

Sorry, just got in from work, brain still fuddled!

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by martinclan » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:32 am

Thanks guys. I think getting one made may be more difficult than it might seem. I took a file to one yesterday to remove some marks and it skidded accross it. So they are made from some fairly tough stuff - certainly not ordinary mild steel. That would probably account for why the threads stripped so readily as harder also tends to mean more brittle.
If I am unable to find a good s/h one what I think I will do is used a standard 3/8 HT bolt and make a sleeve up, probably stainless, to increase the shank size to the required 1/2". I think that should work fine.
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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by Pont.skins » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:00 pm

I've probably got a N/O/S one................somewhere.I'll check over the weekend.

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by martinclan » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:12 pm

Pont.skins wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:00 pm I've probably got a N/O/S one................somewhere.I'll check over the weekend.

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by Gee tc » Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:28 am

Another alternative possibly..
Escort/Capri .
I have my rear springs polybushed this way but the threads are metric.

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by martinclan » Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:25 am

Just bumping this thread. I am about to refit my rear springs but am still looking for a replacement shackle pin. Does anyone out there have one with decent threads left on it?

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Re: Leaf spring shackle pin

Post by martinclan » Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:48 pm

Just in case anyone else is looking for the same, there are a some on Ebay. There were 4 but I already bought 2 😀
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