Grrrrr. Nope. Applied heat and still can't get it. Since I'm replacing the perches anyway can I just drill through the bolt? Stop just shy of the larger section where it passes into the bone?
Carefully grind the side of the nut with a small cut off wheel as far down as you dare. Then jam a cold chisel into the slot made by the grinder and give it a mighty whack! Should break the last of the nut loose and let you get the perch out. That is exactly how I did mine. They were pretty stuck.
What Dumprat said.I actually ground a small cold chisel just for that job on my A front end.Expect trouble getting the perch out of the axle.I got mine out using a lot of heat (OA) and a drift that just would slide through the hole in the axle and a 4 lb hammer.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wurth-Rost-Off-Ice/dp/B002Y9IN9A .try this or similar.heat it and give it a blast of this or similar.it will cool very quickly shud loosen off.
Got it! David DiFalco walked by this AM with his dog and we talked about his story on the HAMB and my stubborn perch nut. I applied more heat until it was cherry red and put the long bar and 6 pt socket on it. I thought I might just round over the nut, but it came off. Now on to the perch, which seems to be stuck in the axle pretty good.
No luck with the left spring perch bolt. Modified a prop puller to press it out. Heated the shit out of the axle (glowing) and still couldn't get it to budge. I don't want to damage the axle or the wishbone so it's going to DiFalco's shop next week to see if he can get it out unless there are any other suggestions????
On a positive note, I got the front spring pack cleaned up and ready to put back in! Removed 4 leaves and reverse eyed the main
Hopefully this should lead you to a post I made on the home made tools thread. It worked for me. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ls-and-equipment.235784/page-96#post-11422689 Best of luck. Mart.
So, stupid questions ... I've taken the flap wheel to my leaves, and now I want to put this all back together again. Do I paint them individually or as an assembly? Second question; do I need the rubber spacers for the tie rod and drag link ends? Help me Obi-Wan!
Oh, and David DiFalco was able to separate the perch bolt from the axle and wishbone with some effort. I'm grateful for that.
I painted my spring leaves individually, just a thin coat though. I believe the rubber spacers of which you speak are the grease seals? also has a tin shield to hold their shape. In which case, yes, you need them.
Thank you both for the advice. I think the rubber parts are grease seals...mine were gone, and replaced with years of built up dirt and grime...
Here's a couple of pictures of the removed perch bolt. He had to put the axle/wishbone in the mill and plunge through the perch bolt without damaging the axle or wishbone. You can see how much he hogged out before he got it to break free...Now I'm back on track for re-assembly (well, after I get my kingpin bushings replaced) of the front end.
I removed my king pins from the spindle housings, and had intended to replace the bushings and king pins. Before I did that, I measured the play in the kingpin to see if it was really necessary. Problem is, I don't know what an acceptable amount of play is for a kingpin. There is some wear on the kingpins where they contact the bearing surfaces, but not too bad. I measured the movement of the kingpin in the bushing with a dial indicator. The top of the kingpin is tight, and there is very little movement. The bottom of the kingpin has about .012" play total. I didn't really have problems with steering or any front end wobble, etc. So, do I need to replace these, or just re-assemble and run them? The pic below is not my truck, just used to point to the area in question.
Got the front end in. King pins and bushing should arrive tomorrow. Hope to have this back on the growing next weekend. I may need to put a leaf back in. Seems awful low. We'll see how it sits soon. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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