I'm going to have to swap out one of the spindle arms on the "new" '78 front end (disks) I have for my '68. The shoulder where the seal runs and right below that on the spindle are pretty badly trashed. So, now that I have the locking pins out, what do I have to do to get the king pins out? I'm trying to drive it out from the top with a 2# blacksmith's hammer and a brass rod and all that's happening is the rod is getting shorter and fatter.

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Dan Blackwell

 

Where's Ken Payne when you need him, that's his favorite way to do it. :-)

John
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I had to use some heat to get them out. One person to hold the torch and another with the BFH will do the trick.

Good Luck
Robert

 

Red 68! Take these axles down to a shop that has a press and have the pins and bushings pushed out. And while you have them off install the new pins before you put the new axles on the truck. It is nicer working on a bench and a lot easier to get those thin shims in.
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If your real ambitious you can make a small jig that will allow you to use a hydraulic bottle neck jack to press these pups out. Most times some heat is necessary too. As was suggested, the "hydraulic press route" is really the best way to go. Here is a picture of the jig:
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If its stuck bad enough to mushroom or fatten up, lots of heat may help but you'll just end up with a heart attack getting them out! Undo the i-beam, (if you look under the truck, it bolts on pretty simply) and take it to a shop and have them pressed out. When kin pins come out in 10 minutes (I've had that pleasure), its not worth the trouble to pay a shop. On the other hand I've also had really stuck pins in a truck that tight steering and paid a shop to press them after burning myself on red hot metal and pounding with a large hammer.

If you're looking at 30-60 minutes each, a shop will press them out for $20. I'd say $20 is a good trade-off for an hour or two of busting your knuckles!

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Thanks for the advice. I just didn't know whether to expect this thing to come out with a reasonable amount of force or if it's one of those things that can very easily defeat a set of hand tools. Since the problem pin is on an I-beam that's in the driveway and not yet on the truck the machine shop looks to be my best bet.

Dan Blackwell

 

I have heard that an air hammer can make this job a breeze. Personally I did it the torch punch and 3 lb. sledge way..Man that was scary
Still have all my fingers though.
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if you have acess to a snap-on dealer they carry king pin presses for half-ton all the way up to class 8 rigs half-ton manual press is about$175-275 you can make your money back by doing other trucks for freinds and any one else.