Chevrolet 30 Series 1967 Service Manual page 165

7. Align spring eye in shackle yoke and install spring
eye pin, locking bolt, washer and nut.
. Install lubrication fittings and lubricate the bushings.
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Shackle Replacement (Series K10 and K20)
1. Remove load from spring by jacking fram e.
2. Loosen spring-to-shackle retaining bolt, but do not
remove.
3. Remove shackle-to-frame bracket retaining bolt—
then remove shackle bolt from spring eye (fig. 19).
4. Position shackle to spring eye and loosely install re­
taining bolt--do not torque retaining bolt at this
time.
5. Position shackle to frame bracket and install retain­
ing bolt.
. Lower vehicle so that weight of vehicle rests on
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suspension components and torque both shackle bolt
retaining nuts to 155 ft. lbs.
Shackle Replacement (Series G10 and G20)
1. Support vehicle by jacking frame to remove load
from spring.
2. Loosen spring-to-shackle retaining nut (fig. 20).
3. Remove shackle-to-frame
sure that all tension is removed from spring.
4. Remove spring-to-shackle retaining bolt and disas­
semble shackle by removing bushing halves from
frame and spring eye.
5. Insert bushing halves in frame and spring eye.
. Position shackles to bushing halves and install re­
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taining bolts as shown in Figure 20.
7. Loosely install nuts to retain bolts; then lower ve­
hicle so that weight of vehicle rests on suspension
and torque nuts to 50 ft. lbs.
Bushing Replacement
Series P20 and C-P30
NOTE:
The following
procedure may be performed on the spring front
retaining bolt, making
bushing replacement
REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE 4-7
Fig. 20 - Series G 10 and G 20 Spring Shackle
eye with the spring installed on the vehicle; to
replace the rear spring eye bushing, remove
spring from vehicle before attempting to replace
bushing.
1. Remove load from spring by jacking frame.
2. Remove lock bolt from spring hanger bracket and re­
move lubrication fitting from spring eye retainer pin.
3. Install Tool J-8118 in end of spring eye pin, and us­
ing slide hammer (Tool J-2619 and adapter J - 2619-4)
pull pin out of spring eye and bracket.
4. Replace bushing using Tool J-8459 as follows.
a. Lubricate threads of J - 8459-1 and position in
spring eye.
b. Position J-8 4 5 9 -5, -2 , thrust bearing, washer and
J-8 4 5 9 -6 in that order over the threaded portion
of J - 8459-1 as shown in Figure 21.
c. Hold J-8459-1 from turning and turn J-8 4 5 9 -6 to
draw bushing out of spring eye.
d. Disassemble tool,
J-8 4 5 9 -2 and a new bushing over threaded portion
of J-84 59-1.
e. Insert tool with bushing through spring eye, install
J-8 459-5, -4, thrust bearing, washer and J-8459-6
in that order over the threaded portion of
J-8459-1 (fig. 22).
f. Make sure bushing is started straight, hold
J-8459-1 from turning and turn J-8459-6 until
J-8 4 5 9 -2 contacts spring eye.
g. Remove tool and check bushing for proper seat­
ing.
h. Check pin for slip fit in bushing--burnish or ream
bushing if required.
5. Lower frame until spring eye is aligned with holes
in hanger bracket, then install retainer pin--align
retainer pin so that locking bolt will index in slot
(Refer to Figure 18). Install locking bolt and secure
with washer and nut.
Lower vehicle to floor and remove jack. Install lu­
brication fitting in retainer pin and lubricate bushing.
lubricate threads, position
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