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| Author: | ayjay [ February 5th, 2013, 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
one kingpin is worn on my brothers van so he/we tryed to remove it using the drifts, he has removed the welch plug and the bottom threaded one of course- placed a block of metal under the base then applyed the drift to the top of said king pin-- well we took turns to blugion the pin tool with a lump hammer, no way would it shift! all thats happened is the drift has belled out at the contact point& knackered itself  steve diment is coming around tomorro with a threaded press all good fun 
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| Author: | Rhythm Thief [ February 5th, 2013, 11:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
That's about par for the course with the drifts. Every so often you need to grind the end of the drift back down on a bench grinder. Some kingpins can be a bastard to shift but they all go eventually. Don't use heat, but kingpin replacement is one of the rare jobs where advice to use a bigger hammer is not misplaced.
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| Author: | ayjay [ February 5th, 2013, 11:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
ive been grinding the sods down today r/theif! then taking them back for another round of blugioning, god the pin is tight as a j-ews wallet |
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| Author: | smyth602 [ February 6th, 2013, 12:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
Don't complain - just means the new ones will sit nice and tight
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| Author: | banjo [ February 6th, 2013, 1:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
Maybe a sledge would be better than a lump, or if you know someone with one of those loaded inertia type. Hence little effort for big shock 
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| Author: | ayjay [ February 6th, 2013, 1:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
hi banjo , i mentioned a sledge hammer but we couldn,t agree who would hold the drift pin maybye big john?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cITjfIMXN0g |
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| Author: | Sean [ February 6th, 2013, 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
"DONT FORCE IT - get a bigger hammer" thats our motto at work! smyth602 wrote: Don't complain - just means the new ones will sit nice and tight only if it were the case  often its rust thats stuck the original and when it moves it rips the surface and with the riveted end of the king pin being driven through the eye the replacement is often a sloppy fitAyjay sometimes taking the arm off and driving it from the other end can work if the top of the KP has been riveted. its not ideal but a bit of heat can help loosen the corrosion but sometimes you have to admit defeat without a good hydraulic press. |
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| Author: | ayjay [ February 6th, 2013, 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
got it out today steve bought a 56 pound weight to put under the bottom of the bearing housing and used a bigger hammer
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| Author: | Rhythm Thief [ February 6th, 2013, 7:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
ayjay wrote: got it out today ... used a bigger hammer Told you!
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| Author: | ayjay [ February 6th, 2013, 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ak van kingpin replacement troubles |
bigger is better rhythm theif! |
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