<div dir="auto">Sawzall. <div dir="auto">Mike MacLean</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 20, 2022, 8:16 PM Karl Vacek via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_5558464209523861673WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a">First thing I did on both sides but neither moved. Eventually beat the pins and nuts so badly that I took the nuts off and the threaded portion on one side was bent. Plenty of room to get penetrant in there.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a">I eventually just took the whole assemblies off the car for better access but still no luck.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a">Didn’t try heat yet, but if I do that I probably should then replace the otherwise-good kingpins.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Rick Fisk [mailto:<a href="mailto:refisk@chartermi.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">refisk@chartermi.net</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 20, 2022 10:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Karl Vacek<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">spridgets@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Spridgets] Lower fulcrum lock pin<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I loosen the nut until it is flush with the end of the stud and then whack it a good one with my hammer. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On May 20, 2022, at 10:53 PM, Karl Vacek via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">51K1769 – Moss 264-445<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The tapered pins that lock the lower fulcrum pins into the bottom of the king pins. Nut and washer on the bottom – taper requires them to come out the top.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Removed the nuts. Soaked with Kroil. Neither one wants to drive out. A-arms and kingpin/rotor assemblies off the car already so I have good access to everything.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’ve dealt with this type of pin before but never had them so stuck. TC has them through the axle, but those are usually cooperative.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Next plan is to MIG a nut onto the top of the pins to give me something to help pull them out, but before that is there any other trick to getting these out?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a low-mileage, rust-free car. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<br>Karl<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">------------------------<br><br><a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">spridgets@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation: $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk@chartermi.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk@chartermi.net</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div>------------------------<br>
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