Shackle bolts & bushings
Two questions actually, 1st anyone know the torque value when tightening shackle bolts on 3in axles ? #2, looking at wet bolts or those " never fail bushings" , see lots of praises for wet bolts but ...
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Charlie D. wrote:edbehnke wrote:
just for general information 'wet bolts' DO fail. they seem to break in the center where the pin hole is. as for the bushings, they are 'plastic' material and you have to check on them just like the metal bushings.
Bushings are not plastic. They are brass. Like all things they will eventually fail but they will last much longer. Also has grease fittings.
The bushings are bronze not brass. I replace the never lube bushing which could be some sort of plastic. Mine were warn thin and two were cracked the entire length. I changed mine out last year. You need to do this safely. Keep the 5er hitched up so it cannot move. Jack it up and support it with jack stands that can hold the weight on the I-beams. I used 6X6's bolted together under the jack stands. Raze and lower the axles using bottle jacks. The job is heavy duty, but easy. Use "Never Seize" on the outside of each bushing. I walked mine in with a "C" clamp. It went quickly and easy. Both sides done in one day.
