Ford CMP 8cwt Rear Springs

[Phil Waterman]

Originally posted by gordon
When the bushes wear out they start to wear ledges on the pins, which stops them sliding right out becuase the weight of the spring is effectively locking the pin in place, so be sure to try and get it out with all the weight off the spring...

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Gordon

Gordon - very good point about the ledges worn in the shaft, supporting the end of the springs so that they are nether hanging on the pin or pushing up would seem to be a good starting place for any spring pin removal effort. The ledges when well engaged can make driving the pins very difficult, using an air chisel with a half inch drive pin I mushroomed the end of the drive pin.

If the ends of the pins are truly threaded into the shake then the trick is really going to be how to turn the pins without destroying the slots.

Attached is a drawing of how I improvised a puller after re-taping the grease-fitting hole to take a bolt. By this point, figured the pin was a right off, it worked and I had an extra pin.