Pin up pictures...

[Bob Carriere]

Decided to start a new thread on the shackle pins for the C15a....

...are they the same for Ford and Chev????

....this particular model doesn't seem to be made anymore.... but I am still searching.....

Would Dirk or Brian have some....?

I ahve included some pictures... the pin in the foreground is not showing substantial wear and can be re-used.... the back on his worn out on one half... which ever half carried the weight all the time to the extent that the grease groove has been erased...

So far I have had to price quotes from machine shops who claim that annealing... rebuilding... machining...re-hardening.... would be more expensive than making new ones... and no guarantee that some pins will not crack due to the hollow design of the grease channel.....

Fo newly made pins.....one shop quote $45...small town rural area the other big commercial shop wants $65 per pin and I need at least 8.......

Fall back is to start taking apart the other parts CMP frame and hope to find some salvageable pins......

Suggestions, advice, anybody been there?? .....comments are welcome.

pic attached......