Hail, the all-powerful list:
In my long and lingering front-end rebuild of a 1600 A, I planned
to
swap the superior kingpins in a set of 1500 knuckles for the
somewhat
chewed-up originals in my 1600 knuckles.
Lo, my local brake and clutch man was unable to extract the pins,
giving up at 25 tons of pressure. Yes, he had removed the keyed
steering arm from the knuckle, and yes, he assured me he was
pushing
from the right end.
He was reluctant to try heat, because of losing the temper on the
parts, yet I'm thinking, heck, I won't need the 1500 knuckles,
and how
much could it hurt the kingpin...? I don't know if I can talk him
into
trying again, though.
Both sets had been sandblasted clean; the 1500s were painted by
some
rebuilder, but a little paint, and the little internal rusting I
noticed once the steering arm was pulled, couldn't withstand 25 tons
of
pressure...Could it?
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Andy Badeker
1600 coupe
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