- 1. Front suspension - Fulcrum pin removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Shoyer" <Steve@shoyer.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:05:08 -0400
- I'm still working on replacing my front suspension. I've got my jack under the spring pan, but I can't budge the fulcrum pin (the bolt holding the kingpin to the damper). I tried soaking the bolt wit
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00330.html (7,719 bytes)
- 2. Re: Front suspension - Fulcrum pin removal (score: 1)
- Author: Timfboston@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:01:02 -0400
- I was so frustrated trying to free my fulcrum pin on my '71 B that I ended up taking off one the shock/damper arms and unbolting the whole shock from the car with the fulcrum pin still attached. I s
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00334.html (7,315 bytes)
- 3. Re: Front suspension - Fulcrum pin removal (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:18:20 -0500
- One of the arms of the shock is removable. Take that off, then you can get a vice-grips on one end of the bolt and a torch on the other end. At least, that's what I had to do. Paul. -- ______ Paul T.
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00335.html (8,326 bytes)
- 4. Re: Front suspension - Fulcrum pin removal (score: 1)
- Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:42:51 -0600
- Having had problems with this bolt many times, I was pleasantly surprised to see the bolts slide right out on my 72B. The trick - the previous owner had replaced the rubber bushing with those modern
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00338.html (7,904 bytes)
- 5. Re: Front suspension - Fulcrum pin removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:47:22 +0100
- Normal. Whenever I've had to do it I end up hacksawing through the pin both sides, couldn't get the arms off the damper either. If you remove the clamping bolt holding the two damper arms together an
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00371.html (7,649 bytes)
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