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**1project2many** · 08-28-2015, 07:36 PM

Yep... ball joint press should do it.

I have a king pin tool at work for larger trucks. It wouldn't fit the '57 so I used my ball joint press. I actually torqued the push bolt until the "C" of the press just started to bow then struck the head of the bolt with a medium shop hammer to get the pin to begin moving. After the pin was nearly out I ended up using the cutoff wheel to remove any trace of mushroom from the end of the pin.

08-28-2015, 07:36 PM	#3
1project2many Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lakes Region NH Posts: 3,217	Re: King pin removal Yep... ball joint press should do it. I have a king pin tool at work for larger trucks. It wouldn't fit the '57 so I used my ball joint press. I actually torqued the push bolt until the "C" of the press just started to bow then struck the head of the bolt with a medium shop hammer to get the pin to begin moving. After the pin was nearly out I ended up using the cutoff wheel to remove any trace of mushroom from the end of the pin.