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Fw: Fulcrum pins won't budge

To: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: Fulcrum pins won't budge
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 18:07:16 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
To: <HealeyBN7@aol.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: Fulcrum pins won't budge


> Dave, have you loosened and tapped up the tapered locking pins that lock
the
> fulcrum pins in place? (item 13 in the AH Spares catologue diagram)
> First have you removed the screwed fulcrum pin bushings? (listed as caps
> item 10 and 11 in same diagram) They have locking pins (item 25) that have
a
> crescent shape cutout in them that must be driven up slightly to centre
them
> within the diameter of the bushing to release and allow them to come out.
> Actually if you're replacing the kingpin assembly with fulcrum pin anyway
> the fulrum pin doesn't need to be removed from the kingpin, it can be
worked
> out from between the lower arms once the bushings are out anyway.
> Rich Chrysler
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <HealeyBN7@aol.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 5:08 PM
> Subject: Fulcrum pins won't budge
>
>
> > Help.  The inner fulcrum pins on the lower wishbone arms on my  BN7 will
> not
> > move.  I have, after much work, managed to remove the split  pins and
> castle
> > nuts.  The fulcrum pins however are not even beginning  to move.
> Frustration
> > is setting in and before I go crazy on them and do  something really
dumb
> I
> > thought I'd back away and ask the experts.  I have  searched the
archives
> with no
> > real success on the lower inner fulcrum  pins.  Thanks for any advise.
> >
> > Dave

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