Oh my good man. I feel your pain. Next to the rear spring eye bolts
this has got to be right up there as one of the most frustrating procedures.
I had the luxury of having the engine out so I set myself up in the engine
bay to hack away. That seemed to be the best angle.
My method was to use MANY hardened "saws all" blades , with a variable
speed "saws all". The last thing you want to do is bottom out going at a
high rate of speed. Also an open ended hacks saw with hardened blades. I
started the cuts with the hack saw blades. ( more control to get the initial
cut) Between these two tools I was able to cut the ends off of the A arm
bolts in the washer area. Be careful and don't cut off the Tab on the
frame for the washers to lock into. You will need those when installing
the new hardware. And make sure that you get close enough to the center of
the bolt so it will clear the frame after you cut it or you will just have
to do it again.
Expect to spend AT LEAST a couple of hours and take some breaks in between.
Once this is done you will feel like you really accomplished something.
And it goes unsaid, use anti- sieze on reassembly. The future owners will
love you for it.
Keep us posted, and be careful with the "saws all", Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: <gbouff1@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 7:09 AM
Subject: Fulcrum Pin, how do you remove them?
> Last night I spent three hours trying to remove the fulcrum pins in my
> BN7. I tried beating them. I tried heating them. I tried heating and
> beating and beating and heating. All I have to show, is a very sore
> shoulder. Whats the secret?
>
> Unless someone has a better idea, my next attempt will be to try to cut
> through the pins on each side of the "A" arm with a sawsall. Are these
> pins hardened? That would make using a saw quite difficult.
>
> I'm sure that I am not the first one to experience this problem. Any
> succesful solutions are greatly appreciated.
>
> Gary Bouffard
> 1960 BN7
|