Hi Jim,
I just went through this on my Midget. I had to drill out the retaining pin
and couldn't get the fulcrum pin to budge. I then stuck the whole assemble
in a vice and soaked the end of the pin in PB Blaster for 2 days, beating on
it with a impact screw driver every time I passed by it. I finally got it
out by grinding down a chisel to exactly fit the slot and turning it out
with a cresent wrench on the chisel. I bought a new pin and cleaned out an
retapped the hole(try finding those taps!), but could not get the new pin to
screw all the way in, so I ended up reusing the old pin.
Good luck,
Dave Camp
60 sprite
79 midget
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:54 PM
Subject: Fulcrum pin removal - clueless as usual
> I've been battling a nearly frozen spindle. I've tried to remove the
> fulcrum pin at the base of the kingpin without success. I've removed the
> small pin that locks the fulcrum pin in place, and I can get it to rotate
> 2-1/2 turns, but then it stops dead. What am I doing wrong here?
>
> The good news is I've worked the spindle off the kingpin, so I may not
have
> to remove the fulcrum pin after all. Regardless, at this point I would
like
> to know how it is done.
>
> Thanks. I'm nearly at the point where I can start putting this puppy back
> together instead of tearing it apart.
>
> Jim Pickard
> B9473298 ('65 Tiger)
> AN5L/12109 ('59 Sprite)
> 2003 Mini Cooper
> Lafayette, LA
>
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