Spring Pivot Question - LH or RH Thread?

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I've done a bit of research and found out that the shackle on the right (passenger) side of my trailer is a left hand thread and the exact opposite for the left (driver) side of the trailer; please correct me if I'm wrong. What about the spring pivots, do these follow the same thought process? 
Thanks for looking!

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coolpool Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 22 June 2017 Location: Alberta, Canada Status: Offline Points: 29	Post Options Post Reply Quote coolpool Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Spring Pivot Question - LH or RH Thread? Posted: 03 Aug. 2017 at 2:25pm
	I've done a bit of research and found out that the shackle on the right (passenger) side of my trailer is a left hand thread and the exact opposite for the left (driver) side of the trailer; please correct me if I'm wrong. What about the spring pivots, do these follow the same thought process? Thanks for looking!
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signsup Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Mar. 2018 Location: Winston, GA Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote signsup Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Mar. 2018 at 10:54pm
	Unless you hear otherwise, I think not. I did a WWII jeep and the left hand thread thing bit me in the butt when I tried to take my wheels off. Learned the hard way. My remberence is that it was only one bushing on each leaf springs was the left hand thresd, but it was a front on one and the rear on the other and drivers side on one and passenger side on the other. I looked it up at the time, there is a chart on the G503 site. So since it was only one bushing on each leaf spring was left thread, I am presuming the same for the trailer.
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Rus Curtis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Mar. 2010 Location: Alabama Status: Offline Points: 1733	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rus Curtis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Apr. 2018 at 12:28am
	This is exactly the same as all early jeeps (up through early 3B, 5, 6 - and I think DJ 3A, if I'm reading the SM correctly). Since the trailer springs are oriented the same as the jeep rear springs, your statement of LHT on the passenger side is the same. According to the SM the parts are identified by a groove around the hex heads and a boss on the lower shank of the U shackle. While we're at it, the military manual, TM-10-1281, for the Bantam T3 also describes the same procedure. Granted, there are differences between the military and the civilian trailers but this is also a great addition to your library for reference.
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