Rear axle/wishbone destroyed

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by Terry,OH

Remove the old pins from the original holes. You should be left with a partial 3/4" hole. Fill the holes left by the PO with Devcon plastic steel. Let it harden properly. Take a 3/4" hand reamer and ream the original hole to proper size and install new shackles.

Coil springs, backing plate welded to the housings, and you want him to use Devcon? Oh, well, it figures.