Posted 23:29 (#5719736 - in reply to #5719629) Subject: RE: truck kingpin removalĪ4t-1600 - 18:44 I have chain pots buried in the floor. Heat, BFH, muscle and pray.then it'll come I only used it on the truck pictured because that's the last one I've needed it for but after a lot of pounding and swearing, I built that, and it popped them right out. I'm not a metallurgist, but right or wrong I do know that extreme heat changes the properties of any metal, so on any truck with my name on the door, I will use that as a very last resort on things such as axles. I had to have the top hole cut somewhere else because I do not have that big of bit for our mag drill but the rest was simple. Posted 23:03 (#5719708 - in reply to #5719674) Subject: RE: truck kingpin removalīuild one if you have the resources. The contraption pictured is just what I was thinking of building. That's one of those jobs I find it easier to write a check than to screw around doing it myself. Only problem is I have now done kingpins in every truck I own so I don't need it anymore lol. I have since added a little reinforcement to the top plate. There is a hole in the top plate (hidden by the aluminum piece in pic ) slightly larger than the diameter of the kingpin for it to come up through. I have heated many axles cherry red, and pounded the living snot out of the pins to get them out and never had any axle fail. I have probably changed 50 sets of kingpins in my 15 years as a Diesel Mechanic. A jack has some cushion effect when trying to use it as a block Have used heat on axles several times didn't seem to hurt anything. Use the weight of the truck to help,with a big sledge hammer. Lose the jack, set the pin on something steel set on concrete. Come to think of it, maybe try rocking it too. Oh- try turning the knuckle each way if it still isn't going, they get worn funny. Look on the bright side, your axle isn't so worn out it falls out. Spicer axle? If you have both retainers out and the end cap, pound it down through. The instructions say to put the new pin in from the top so it seems the old one should go out that way. Any ideas? On this site I suppose I should ask for good ideas. I am thinking of making a bracket for a hyd jack. I found a "tiger tool" on ebay but they are pricey, 1600 to $2000. Not getting them to budge with a hydraulic jack underneath. Trying to replace kingpin bushings and pins on a 12,000 lb axle. Posted 19:10 (#5719224) Subject: truck kingpin removal Truck kingpin removal Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1
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