Shackle pin clip

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Wed May 22, 2013 4:53 am

Does anyone have a good pic of the proper retaining pin, keeper or clip that goes thru the ends of the shackle pins on the front and rear lifting brackets that keeps them from falling out.
Brett

G740 · Post by **G740** » Wed May 22, 2013 5:56 am

Midwest Military has the in stock.
John

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Wed May 22, 2013 7:07 am

Thanks but I just need a picture.
Brett

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Wed May 22, 2013 10:03 am

Here's my original, which matches the photo of the "type 1" in Ryan's reference guide:

And here's one off an M151 that I used to replace the missing ones.
Seems a pretty close match.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Wed May 22, 2013 10:14 am

Thanks Owen!

jeeperjoe · Post by **jeeperjoe** » Thu May 23, 2013 8:41 am

I was in Home Depot yesterday and found that they have pins that look like the second type above. They're in the pull out parts boxes located in the hardware section of the store. They call them safety pins. As usual, the quality probably isn't the best so if you want one with a better finish and a good dichromate coating then get them from MidWest or someone like that. But if you just want to hold everything together temporary then these should do.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Thu May 23, 2013 12:38 pm

Yes, I have seen those but they are pretty thin guage wire. I have some heavy wire and will just be bending my own against the pic Owen provided.

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Thu May 23, 2013 12:50 pm

I have some heavy wire and will just be bending my own

This will help:

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Thu May 23, 2013 5:52 pm

They turned out a little different shaped but are functional.

timjuhl · Post by **timjuhl** » Thu May 23, 2013 6:55 pm

Are those type pins also used in the M38A1? Just about every example I've seen just uses a cotter pin.

Nice shackle brackets BTW..

Tim

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:46 am

Thank you for the brackets and chain Tim. Its funny, I was at the new ACE hardware store they just put in by me and they carry that exact chain.

timjuhl · Post by **timjuhl** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:40 pm

Ace is the place for Jeep parts

Tim

Cacti_Ken · Post by **Cacti_Ken** » Fri May 31, 2013 5:04 pm

I found those type of clips a pita to put on and remove. I took them off and made some that were easier to work with.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Fri May 31, 2013 5:47 pm

I didn't find them being too hard to remove. Anyway, I don't plan on removing them that much. I also made a left and right, so they mirror each other. That way they are the same in the way they go on/off.
Got a pic of yours?

Cacti_Ken · Post by **Cacti_Ken** » Fri May 31, 2013 6:55 pm

Just watching the bad weather in Oklahoma...

I've had to take mine off from time to time to put on the tow bar. and have also had to attach a tow strap. Those short pins are rough on my fingers. I don't have photo right now.

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