Agree with Blaze and Dogbox _ it appears the "Stud" has been bent by lifting the weight of the van - I would relace the stud with a machined hardened pin.
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Possum; AKA:- Ali El-Aziz Mohamed Gundawiathan
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Should be a hardened metal pin, not a full threaded bolt. The engineering is crap. The diameter of the pin should be a snug fit through the threaded rod and the outer sleeve should also be the same diameter. The only thread should be at one end only, with a nylock or castellated nut. The whole pin should be as Possum Three said, a hardened pin. No necessity to have a shear pin for that application.
Should be a hardened metal pin, not a full threaded bolt. The engineering is crap. The diameter of the pin should be a snug fit through the threaded rod and the outer sleeve should also be the same diameter. The only thread should be at one end only, with a nylock or castellated nut. The whole pin should be as Possum Three said, a hardened pin. No necessity to have a shear pin for that application.
A shear pin is there to create a weak link to fail to protect other components, they are designed to fail. Saves throwing the unit in the bin, odds are it probably had a spare in the box as new
