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buildinga55 · 06-29-2009, 11:20 AM

The end of the shackles have the grease zerts like in the manual. Mine is a 48. I assume they are the threaded type. But in the picture, it does not look like the threads go into the shackles, they look to be pressed on. I was going to try to take a big pry bar tonight and see if I can open it up. It looks like the only place the threading is an issue is in the middle of the spring portion. I do know the front of the spring is threaded because I already took them out. But the front had a nut and bolt head to grab on to, the rear shackle has nothing to get ahold of.

06-29-2009, 11:20 AM	#7
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: How do you disassemble Rear Shackle on 48 The end of the shackles have the grease zerts like in the manual. Mine is a 48. I assume they are the threaded type. But in the picture, it does not look like the threads go into the shackles, they look to be pressed on. I was going to try to take a big pry bar tonight and see if I can open it up. It looks like the only place the threading is an issue is in the middle of the spring portion. I do know the front of the spring is threaded because I already took them out. But the front had a nut and bolt head to grab on to, the rear shackle has nothing to get ahold of.