Re: Fulcrum Pin, how do you remove them?

["davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>]

........also, I found that with a standard hammer, the rubber bush's would
absorb the blows, and I got no-where. I resorted to a hand-sledge, and it's
mass seemed to help break the pin loose from the bushings in one or two (six?)
good swings.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Rick Neves
  To: gbouff1@aol.com ; Healey list
  Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:56 AM
  Subject: Re: Fulcrum Pin, how do you remove them?


  Hey Gary,

  That upper fulcrum pin passes through the two rubber bushings and the upper
  arm of the shock, so its really only held tightly by the shock arm. Make
  sure you heat the shock part preferentially over the pin. You want the
  orifice to get bigger and the pin to stay the same size. Try dabbing the pin
  with a wet towel to keep it cold during the heating process.

  Try not to peen over the end by hammering.


  Sincerely


  Rick Neves
  '56 BN-2