rear spring shackle pins

[SR]

ello , i need to weld new metal around rear spring shackle plate, wats the method for extracting pins ,jack up on axle ,support body ,then lower axle? cheers steve

[Cam]

,jack up on axle ,support body ,then lower axle?

Yep.

For the front spring hanger: find the 2 little nuts on the spring hanger side plate (towards the centre of the car). Grind them off. Undo the nut on the opposite side (holding the pin in), then drive a flat chisel between the plate and the spring hanger itself and using a drift belt the pin out towards the centre of the car (the plate should then come with it attached to the pin).

For the rear, just undo the 4 nuts and take the plates off the sides and the spring will come away with the pins and bushes still in. Just drive the pins out then with a drift and the bushes should then pull out by hand or use a screwdriver and prise them out.

[rayofleamington]

for the rears (usually called the rear chassis extensions) it is usually a much better idea to use the repair sections instead of letting in new metal locally. The chanels tend to rot right along the bottom so a local repair is usually not a permanent fix.

[SR]

cheers boys

[ColinP]

There's an excellent video on how to change the rear springs on a Minor - Pyoor-Kate's website. Along with other goodies!

Colin

[Pyoor_Kate]

*grins* Cheers! And there I was considering advertising it myself

[rayofleamington]

There's an excellent video on how to change the rear springs on a Minor

or you could follow the simple instructions in the Sept/Oct Minor Matters 'technical tips' section, but it's not a difficult job really, so I expect you're already well underway.

[Multiphonikks]

There's an excellent video on how to change the rear springs on a Minor

or you could follow the simple instructions in the Sept/Oct Minor Matters 'technical tips' section, but it's not a difficult job really, so I expect you're already well underway.

*cough* that's if *cough* everything *cough* undoes *cough*.

As you will find in one of the fine small bush production's films, it's not always that way, as Kate and I found out...

*cough*

Oh, but don't worry... It should just undo just fine

In fact, I have a spare shackle pin somewhere if you break one...

[SR]

cheers nikki , but cam has the right idea ,take plates off. need to get rubber bushes out before welding

[rachana]

Hey guys give me some more information in details.

[bmcecosse]

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