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firetique57 · 08-06-2014, 02:56 PM

I've installed new spring shackels front and rear. I've noticed the bolts on all go well past the cotter key hole. If I install the castle nut up snug so as not to bind the up and down movement of the shackel the cotter key doesn't engage the nut as it should to keep it from turning. Are the nuts to be installed in such a way as it allows front and back movement as well as the up and down?

msmaron · 08-06-2014, 03:13 PM

are you using REPOP Shackles or Originals.. I Hope Originals so they fit like they should??

ford3 · 08-06-2014, 03:20 PM

with repos you have two choices, redrill the hole in a different place and shorten bolt, or use washers to take up the spare length

firetique57 · 08-06-2014, 05:00 PM

Yeah, they are after market not original. I think some washers are the answer. This is a driver not a points car so it won't matter much to me.

msmaron · 08-06-2014, 05:42 PM

It does matter....find originals, if it is a driver don't you want to be able to drive totally safe!??

700rpm · 08-06-2014, 05:46 PM

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I have heard of repros being prone to breakage. If you use them, carry spares.

08-06-2014, 02:56 PM	#1
firetique57 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Walkertown, NC Posts: 105	Spring shackel question I've installed new spring shackels front and rear. I've noticed the bolts on all go well past the cotter key hole. If I install the castle nut up snug so as not to bind the up and down movement of the shackel the cotter key doesn't engage the nut as it should to keep it from turning. Are the nuts to be installed in such a way as it allows front and back movement as well as the up and down?

08-06-2014, 03:13 PM	#2
msmaron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 3,600	Re: Spring shackel question are you using REPOP Shackles or Originals.. I Hope Originals so they fit like they should?? __________________ Mark Maron Ill., Region MARC & MAFCA MARC JSC Member MAFFI Trustee National Facebook Admin. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MARC.group/ A7191-Sport Coupe 29 Roadster 29-Town Sedan 29-Original Special Coupe

08-06-2014, 03:20 PM	#3
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: Spring shackel question with repos you have two choices, redrill the hole in a different place and shorten bolt, or use washers to take up the spare length

08-06-2014, 05:00 PM	#4
firetique57 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Walkertown, NC Posts: 105	Re: Spring shackel question Yeah, they are after market not original. I think some washers are the answer. This is a driver not a points car so it won't matter much to me.

08-06-2014, 05:42 PM	#5
msmaron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 3,600	Re: Spring shackel question It does matter....find originals, if it is a driver don't you want to be able to drive totally safe!?? __________________ Mark Maron Ill., Region MARC & MAFCA MARC JSC Member MAFFI Trustee National Facebook Admin. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MARC.group/ A7191-Sport Coupe 29 Roadster 29-Town Sedan 29-Original Special Coupe

08-06-2014, 05:46 PM	#6
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,902	Re: Spring shackel question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have heard of repros being prone to breakage. If you use them, carry spares. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.