DazedAndConfused
09-02-2005, 05:30 PM
I've been getting a couple requests for how to do this so I'll just post it.
If you break kingpins often, and don't want to have to replace the truck once the kingpin breaks because it's a button head kingpin, take the time to modify them. Button head kingpins come out easily when they are in one peice, but from what I heard, are almost impossible to remove when broken, and impossible to remove in many cases.
This modification will also work for inverted kingpins like GK. Dissasemble the truck, and pound out the kingpin. Scratch up the bottom kingpin area so the modification has something to hold on to, Put in a hex or inverted kingpin, and put the truck back together. You can use needle nose pliers or a flat head screw driver to hold the bottom in place when you tighten it. Tighten it so the kingpin is firmly seated. Get some jb weld, and with a toothpick, put it around the kingpin on the bottom. If you are putting in an inverted kingpin, make sure it doesn't get on the kingpin itself, and only fill up to the hex part of the nut. Let it dry over night, and put it back on your board and skate.
For the first time you have to replace a kingpin, lightly tap it out. One hard whack might make the modification loosen up and come out. After that, you don't have to worry about it comeing out.
If you break kingpins often, and don't want to have to replace the truck once the kingpin breaks because it's a button head kingpin, take the time to modify them. Button head kingpins come out easily when they are in one peice, but from what I heard, are almost impossible to remove when broken, and impossible to remove in many cases.
This modification will also work for inverted kingpins like GK. Dissasemble the truck, and pound out the kingpin. Scratch up the bottom kingpin area so the modification has something to hold on to, Put in a hex or inverted kingpin, and put the truck back together. You can use needle nose pliers or a flat head screw driver to hold the bottom in place when you tighten it. Tighten it so the kingpin is firmly seated. Get some jb weld, and with a toothpick, put it around the kingpin on the bottom. If you are putting in an inverted kingpin, make sure it doesn't get on the kingpin itself, and only fill up to the hex part of the nut. Let it dry over night, and put it back on your board and skate.
For the first time you have to replace a kingpin, lightly tap it out. One hard whack might make the modification loosen up and come out. After that, you don't have to worry about it comeing out.