It's very soft. I hammered a screw driver into it and unscrewed it that way
after rounding the edges also.
Good luck!
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From David Mumford <dmumf at hotmail.com>
To: RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>;
spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: February 26, 2000 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: kingpin removal?
>Thanks to to all those who provided advice regarding kingpin/A-arm removal.
>This is truly a colossal pain in the ass. My problem appears to be that
>although I have the grease fitting off and the cotter pin driven out, there
>is still a hex fitting between the grease fitting and the fulcrum pin.
Since
>I appear to be simply rounding the edges off it, I am considering getting
>the hacksaw out and cutting a groove so that I can twist it like a flathead
>screw. Bad idea? Since the rest of the A-arm looks good, I hesitate to
buy
>new ones, but another hour of this, (and another can of Guinness) and I
>could be convinced. How much would new A-arms, with kingpins installed
cost?
> Again, thanks for any advice.
>
>
>>From: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
>>Reply-To: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
>>To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: Re: kingpin removal?
>>Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 08:11:46 -0500
>>
>>LOL!
>>
>>Silly question? If you have the assembly down to the kingpin and the
a-arm
>>and you haven't removed the cotter bolt ( as we are now calling it ),
can't
>>a person use the kingpin as a lever to get some initial movement at the
>>fulcrum pin?
>>
>>Robert D.
>>Past this stage on one side. Working on the flippin' inner fulcrum pins
on
>>the other side.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: DLancer7676@cs.com <DLancer7676@cs.com>
>>To: dmumf@hotmail.com <dmumf@hotmail.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
>><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>Date: February 26, 2000 7:47 AM
>>Subject: Re: kingpin removal?
>>
>>
>> >In a message dated 2/25/2000 11:07:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> >dmumf@hotmail.com writes:
>> >
>> ><< Is there an easy way to do
>> > this? >>
>> >
>> >
>> >Regarding my just-sent post on fulcrum pin removal, of course, if you
are
>> >going to replace the kingpin, fulcrum pin, AND the lower A-arm, there is
>>no
>> >need to go to the trouble of taking it all apart in the first place.
>>Just
>> >replace it!!
>> >
>> >I guess I am just a masochist!!! LOL
>> >
>> >--David C.
>> >
>>
>
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