I finally got that shackle and the right side gear leg completely removed

Here are the pieces of the "hacked out" shackle. Notice the link pin is bent - more about that later

Nothing left inside the gearbox

Or under the floor aft of the gearbox

Here's the new shackle and bushings I got from DLAHF

A new gear bushing ready to go in (after I clean up and repaint the gear leg)
 

You'd think by now I'd be to the point where I stop taking things apart and start putting them back together
Not quite yet - but almost there

The Oleo still needs to come apart for rebuild

The packing retainer nut removed, I reach my next challenge
How to get that collar off. It's probably been 58 years since it was put on there