Thanks to to all those who provided advice regarding kingpin/A-arm removal.
This is truly a colossal pain in the ass. My problem appears to be that
although I have the grease fitting off and the cotter pin driven out, there
is still a hex fitting between the grease fitting and the fulcrum pin. Since
I appear to be simply rounding the edges off it, I am considering getting
the hacksaw out and cutting a groove so that I can twist it like a flathead
screw. Bad idea? Since the rest of the A-arm looks good, I hesitate to buy
new ones, but another hour of this, (and another can of Guinness) and I
could be convinced. How much would new A-arms, with kingpins installed cost?
Again, thanks for any advice.
>From: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
>To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: kingpin removal?
>Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 08:11:46 -0500
>
>LOL!
>
>Silly question? If you have the assembly down to the kingpin and the a-arm
>and you haven't removed the cotter bolt ( as we are now calling it ), can't
>a person use the kingpin as a lever to get some initial movement at the
>fulcrum pin?
>
>Robert D.
>Past this stage on one side. Working on the flippin' inner fulcrum pins on
>the other side.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: DLancer7676@cs.com <DLancer7676@cs.com>
>To: dmumf@hotmail.com <dmumf@hotmail.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: February 26, 2000 7:47 AM
>Subject: Re: kingpin removal?
>
>
> >In a message dated 2/25/2000 11:07:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >dmumf@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> ><< Is there an easy way to do
> > this? >>
> >
> >
> >Regarding my just-sent post on fulcrum pin removal, of course, if you are
> >going to replace the kingpin, fulcrum pin, AND the lower A-arm, there is
>no
> >need to go to the trouble of taking it all apart in the first place.
>Just
> >replace it!!
> >
> >I guess I am just a masochist!!! LOL
> >
> >--David C.
> >
>
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