Okay, here's how I finally solved my problem with the fulcrum locking pins.
Starting with the left side, I stripped down the assembly to just the A arm,
king pin, and fulcrum pin so that I could get the best angle for the drill.
Then, I proceeded to break a couple of drill bits off inside the locking pin.
After that, I noticed some gouging on the side of the king pin probably due to
poor lubrication. So, I looked up the price of a king pin set in the Moss and
Victoria British catalogs. Finally, I decided I'd already had $70 worth of
frustration, didn't want $70 more on what were surely worn parts, and cut the
king pins off the fulcrum pins with a 3" cutting disk.
The locking pins had bonded with the king pins. I cut lengthwise down either
side of them. Even with have the pins half exposed, they still wouldn't budge
with a punch and five pound shop hammer. I cut them completely out and then
cut up the king pin enough to knock it off the fulcrum pin.
Rather satisfying.
- Kendel "how dare you defy me!" McCarley
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>
> Kendel McCarley wrote:
> Grrrr.... I can't get the locking pins to budge out of the fulcrum/king
> pin so I can unscrew the fulcrum pin. I've been told to just undo the
> nut and then tap 'em out. No such luck for me on either side. I've
> turned the pin on the driver's side into mincemeat using heat, hammer,
> and drill. Stupid thing still won't budge.
>
> What's the secret to these things (before I go and kill the other one
> that has started to bend over from hammering as well)?
>
> - Kendel
I had that on one. I had to remove one arm of the shock, and then heat
up the other, then it twisted out.
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