replacing kingpins efffing sucks!!!

[BILTIT]

I will be attempting mine shortly. I like the come-along idea to the other end of the axle.

 

[Mudstud]

Please elaborate.

 

[Steve GMC]

Please elaborate.

look at the 2nd post, thats how i did mine

 

[Mudstud]

Yea, I can't see the pics cuz of the firewall at work. Will have to look tonight at home.

 

[Mudstud]

Haaaa! I see now. Good idea.

 

[cegusman]

After I saw those first pics, I thought that I'm gonna have pita struggle when I remove my kingpins.

I had already soaked them with CRC MoS2 for couple of hours. I had 22mm (little loose on kingpin, but that was all I had) L-shaped wrench, 8" long, and heavy hammer (10 pounds or so).

Axle was upside down on a floor, because of CRC soak. First I took piece of flat stock, positioned it under the pin, and gave a good smack with hammer. Then I turned axle 90 degrees so I could hit 22mm wrench straight down. First smack with hammer and damn, pin broke loose!! Second one took three smacks, but it was easy too. I was just amazed. Every where I've read that it's struggle to get pins off, lot of heating and sweat. Either that CRC is really good s**t, or pins weren't ever torqued to specs!

I had the same luck. Coated the king pins in pb blasted 2 days in a row. Then beat my allen wrench with my 10 pound sledge 2-3 times and they were out.

 

[cegusman]

OK, so everyone has tricks for removal, how'd you get the new ones troqued to 600#S. I know you can get some 7/8" hex scrap from a machine shop and use it with a wrench/impact and a big ars bar.

I tried getting mine off when building the axle- used heat and a big ars impact, they didn't move. Now thats its under the truck I think it might be a lil easier.

For torquing them. I use the same concept that I took them off."See above post" Beat the allen key until it would not budge anymore.