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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></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:refisk@chartermi.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 20, 2022 10:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Karl Vacek<br><b>Cc:</b> spridgets@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Spridgets] Lower fulcrum lock pin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On May 20, 2022, at 10:53 PM, Karl Vacek via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<o:p></o:p></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"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>51K1769 – Moss 264-445<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></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?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is a low-mileage, rust-free car. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<br>Karl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>------------------------<br><br>spridgets@autox.team.net<br><br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation: $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets http://autox.team.net/archive<br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk@chartermi.net<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>