Hi all,
In my situation the upper kingpin to damper bolt wasd rusted to the swing
arm of the damper.
Grinding was not a solution here. I had to saw the bolt at several places
and finally drill the bolt out of the swing arm of the damper. As the metal
of the bolt is very hard, this has costed quite some sweat! (and some drills
as well!)
Good luck Skye!
Cheers,
Hans
'71 MGBGT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art Pfenninger [SMTP:ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu]
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 19:52
> To: Skye Poier
> Cc: MG Nuts
> Subject: Re: 3Q: Rebuilding Suspension...
>
> Syke, a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder with a cut off wheel will remove the bolt
> in under 1 minute. Take a look at the article I did on suspension
> rebuilding, I talk about this very problem. I think you have the article
> on your web page don't you?
> ...Art
>
> On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Skye Poier wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've delved into the front suspension rebuild (finally) and I have a
> couple
> > of questions to run by..
> >
> > First, I am having trouble getting the upper trunnion pin out on one
> side.
> > On the other side, I simply hit the end of the pin with a hammer and it
> > popped out the other side. On this side however, I can only move it
> > about 1 mm (and I've been hitting it pretty hard). From the diagrams
> > I can't see what could be hanging it up. The trunnion rotates freely
> about
> > it! Any ideas? I've also tried hammering a screwdriver under the pin
> > head and using a BF C-clamp to press it out to no avail.
> >
> > Second Q, should I use LM Grease or something else to prevent seisure of
> > the trunnion pins and a-arm bushes. There seems to be some sort of
> silver
> > stuff on the trunnion pins now (moly grease?) and I have also heard you
> > should use 'copperslip' haven't seen that.
> >
> > Turns out *both* the shocks are shot, I thought one was okay. Under the
> > front of the shocks are a bunch of thin shims, I don't see these on the
> > parts list, what are they about.
> >
> > Thanks! Time to update the web site. I'm taking some pictures along
> the
> > way too. This is going to make a huge difference!!
> >
> > Skye
> >
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> >
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