If I understand your problem correctly, the fix is
with a sleeve included with the shackle kits that will
replace your worn sleeve Chevy Duty sells them). The
old ones on mine were a chore to get out. I ended up
reamiing them with a drill bit and then cutting a
groove in each one with a hacksaw and that freed them
up enough to be pounded out with a hammer and punch
having a slightly less diameter than the sleeve. No
welding was required.
If you are saying the wear on your truck is beyond the
sleeve and into the cast carrier then I don't know how
to help you on that. Maybe another trucker has solved
that.
Barry
--- Stu <sbcltd@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote:
> I've just removed the leaf springs from my '48 and
> the carriers are well
> worn ( the ones at the back of the truck that hold
> the shackles). What have
> people done to repair this? Is there a sleeve which
> can be welded in or is
> it a case of a new carrier?
>
> Cheers
> Stu..
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> between 1941 and 1959
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