Approx. $225.00 USD! . Just wanted to sing the praises of this forum, PB Blaster and the confidence to believe what those in the know says is possible if you try. I've gotten to the king pin removal phase of my resto-mod and asked a mechanic how much would a guy he knew that did king pin removal and installation charged; he quoted the above price. I said no way and told him I would find some one to press them out for me. I decided to read the tech articles and went in the garage with the instructions, a can of PB Blaster (been hooked on this stuff for 8 years now), and it went as smooth as cotton. The locking pins were fairly easy once I drowned them in Blaster. I give honor to the poster that recommends dimpling the dust caps to get them off easier... I only had to use a regular hammer, and no busted knuckle(s), only a slightly nicked one. I consider it my christening. The king pins themselves are another matter. But since I have the locking pins out, I can just take the set up to any machine shop and have them pressed out (bottom up, Nate), taking care to note the shim placement and only be out $20; $28 if you count the brass punch I bought from harbor freight to help things along. I would have never thought this possible in my own efforts, had it not been for this forum. I am taking pictures as I go and will post eventually.
There you go! There you go, 48er! That's why I love this site and the fine fellers that share their advice! Heck~ They even help ME look like I know what I'm doing! Good luck with the rest of your rebuild! I look forward to the pictures of your baby!
That's GREAT ! The feeling of ' I did it ! ' is hard to match Of course , if you get it all back assemebled and the spindles STILL wobble , it's all Zig's fault !
