Are hollow kingpins harder to remove?

[fulfillthedream]

I have some Ace AF1 baseplates, want to convert them into inverted kingpins.  I recall someone on here trying to remove kingpins and having trouble. Someone pointed out how hollow kingpins on a cast plate can be harder. is this true?

[sharkjumper]

If you’re banging on the hollow kingpin I could see it bending.

You could try heating up the kingpin. Use a torch or hold it over a candle. Shoukd help them separate.

[fulfillthedream]

thanks man. i did some research on the "Fuckwithyourtrucks" IG and saw that using a ball joint separator and some WD40 helps.

[sharkjumper]

Ball joint separator could work. Hadn’t thought of that. Might be a little tricky with the kingpin angle.

You can usually borrow a tool like that for free from a big chain auto parts store like autozone, oreillys, etc.

[fulfillthedream]

Ball joint separator could work. Hadn’t thought of that. Might be a little tricky with the kingpin angle.

You can usually borrow a tool like that for free from a big chain auto parts store like autozone, oreillys, etc.

I ordered one off amazon and it was too short. I saw one video on youtube and the guy has a link on the ball joint separator he used.

and damn i didn't know that you could borrow tools from those stores.  Ill update how that works on here.

[PuffinMuffin]

A >12oz hammer.
A sacrificial kingpin nut.
A hard surface you can hammer on.

Thread the sacrificial kingpin nut nylock first onto the threads. Tighten until the nut sits 1-2mm higher than the top of the kingpin. Put the baseplate on a hard surface, kingpin facing up. Safety squints. Hold the baseplate and hit the nut firmly and hard repeatedly with the hammer. It may take a minute or two of swinging.

If you forgo the sacrificial nut, the threads will become peened, and you'll have to file them down to fully remove the kingpin. Good luck!

Here's my hollow collection (nevermind the DLX pins, oops)

[fulfillthedream]

Hey thanks for the tip! I ended up using a ball joint separator tool and it came in within 30 seconds. Nice Shen Yun poster

[fulfillthedream]

I have some Ace AF1 baseplates, want to convert them into inverted kingpins.  I recall someone on here trying to remove kingpins and having trouble. Someone pointed out how hollow kingpins on a cast plate can be harder. is this true?