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From MACKINNON, DONALD <donald.mackinnon at bell.ca>
>thought. The metal sleeve on the bushing has fused to the bolt so I'll
>melt the rubber a bit to separate the sleeve and bang the thing out.
Melting the rubber was good, but I think that you then have to heat the
exposed metal sleeve to get it to separate from the pin. I am fairly
inexperienced but I heated and cooled and sprayed penetrant and heated and
cooled and sprayed penetrant, etc. I was warned to take a look around at
what gas or brake lines might be within range of the torch on the other side
of the wheelwell.
>correct.) The rear bolt is the real problem - - not so easy to bang on
>that one, and if I get it out, I'll probably distort the hinge
A fellow lister gave me a valuable hint to gain access to this one. Leave
the nut half on ( or half off ) and place the end of a punch or similar ( I
used a long bolt ) into the space in the nut. Now you can hammer from below
the floor.
>2. I'm not quite sure how to remove the kingpin from the wishbone.
>From the diagrams, it looks like I can unscrew it using a slot in one
>end.
Yes, depending on it's condition.
Given the state of the rest of the car (and the apparent lack of
>maintenance), I'm not sure I'll get enough torque on the thing to get it
>out. If unscrewing it is the right thing to do and it doesn't work,
>what's plan B? I suspect that the kingpin is attached to that shaft
>thingie pretty solidly.
Some people cut through the kingpin bottom and the pin diagonally?
>I checked the archives on this and, while I found some related stuff,
>didn't find any answers to these questions.
>Thanks for your help. I'm on the digest version of the list - - does
>that make any difference in how you reply?
>Donald Mackinnon
>1959 Bugeye
>Toronto
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