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Bogie Pins: [message #172652] Fri, 08 June 2012 20:23 Go to next message
noi is currently offline  noi   United States
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Greetings:

For anyone who might be interested in seeing what a “freshly” pulled set of bogie pins looks like…. Here you go!!!!

Just got the left bogie pins out and for the most part, not looking good Crying or Very Sad

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44487-lb-inside.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44488-lb-outside.html

But will take them by JimK’s for a final determination!

Though the bogie “shims” looked in pretty good condition.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44489-lb-shims.html


By looking at the pins, it really shows the importance of the aftermarket Bogie Pin Greaser Kit – As the majority of the “scoring” was on the bearing surface farthest away from the zerk fitting!

But what was also interesting was that the majority of the scoring was on the “inside”, bearing surfaces facing each other, and very little on the “outside” bearing surfaces facing away from each other.

I am now pretty curious as to how the right side bogie pins will look like.

Carl P.
76 Birchaven
South of Fremont
Re: [GMCnet] Bogie Pins: [message #172655 is a reply to message #172652] Fri, 08 June 2012 20:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
sgltrac is currently offline  sgltrac   United States
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Take the arms with you to applied so they can remove the old bushings and press and ream the new ones. Your pins look like mine did. While your wallet is shrinking, get the bogie greasers too.

Sully
77 royale

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On Jun 8, 2012, at 6:23 PM, noi <v76_Birchaven@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> Greetings:
>
> For anyone who might be interested in seeing what a &#8220;freshly&#8221; pulled set of bogie pins looks like&#8230;. Here you go!!!!
>
> Just got the left bogie pins out and for the most part, not looking good :cry:
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44487-lb-inside.html
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44488-lb-outside.html
>
> But will take them by JimK&#8217;s for a final determination!
>
> Though the bogie &#8220;shims&#8221; looked in pretty good condition.
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44489-lb-shims.html
>
>
> By looking at the pins, it really shows the importance of the aftermarket Bogie Pin Greaser Kit &#8211; As the majority of the &#8220;scoring&#8221; was on the bearing surface farthest away from the zerk fitting!
>
> But what was also interesting was that the majority of the scoring was on the &#8220;inside&#8221;, bearing surfaces facing each other, and very little on the &#8220;outside&#8221; bearing surfaces facing away from each other.
>
> I am now pretty curious as to how the right side bogie pins will look like.
>
> Carl P.
> 76 Birchaven
> South of Fremont
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Bogie Pins: [message #172679 is a reply to message #172655] Sat, 09 June 2012 01:55 Go to previous message
jimk is currently offline  jimk   United States
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There are some cheap pins being sold by GMC shops that are not heat treated.
Hard to believe that there is that much stress developed there, but
GMC people hardened the original , so we do it and know it will last.
Our 1 1/4 smaller pins have two grease holes like the larger 1 1/2 pins.


On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Todd Sullivan <sgltrac@gmail.com> wrote:
> Take the arms with you to applied so they can remove the old bushings and press and ream the new ones. Your pins look like mine did. While your wallet is shrinking, get the bogie greasers too.
>
> Sully
> 77 royale
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 8, 2012, at 6:23 PM, noi <v76_Birchaven@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Greetings:
>>
>> For anyone who might be interested in seeing what a &#8220;freshly&#8221; pulled set of bogie pins looks like&#8230;. Here you go!!!!
>>
>> Just got the left bogie pins out and for the most part, not looking good  :cry:
>>
>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44487-lb-inside.html
>>
>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44488-lb-outside.html
>>
>> But will take them by JimK&#8217;s for a final determination!
>>
>> Though the bogie &#8220;shims&#8221; looked in pretty good condition.
>>
>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/restoration/p44489-lb-shims.html
>>
>>
>> By looking at the pins, it really shows the importance of the aftermarket Bogie Pin Greaser Kit &#8211; As the majority of the &#8220;scoring&#8221; was on the bearing surface farthest away from the zerk fitting!
>>
>> But what was also interesting was that the majority of the scoring was on the &#8220;inside&#8221;, bearing surfaces facing each other, and very little on the &#8220;outside&#8221; bearing surfaces facing away from each other.
>>
>> I am now pretty curious as to how the right side bogie pins will look like.
>>
>> Carl P.
>> 76 Birchaven
>> South of Fremont
>>
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