Retarded Bear Baseplate help

**JamieReis** · 11-16-2009 08:45 PM

Hey guys, I have absolutely no experience with Bear Grizzlys. I had a couple sets a lonng time ago and never messed with them much. I now have a set that I'd like to use with Zealous Hangers. Has anyone had success hammering out the kingpins? I have smashed out kingpins on a ton of different trucks and these suckers aren't budging. I can't use these hangers with these plates without removing the pins because of the geometry. What's the deal?

Thanks.

**Bomb303** · 11-16-2009 08:53 PM

I have heard that you can remove the kingpin the new bear baseplates, but I tried getting my brothers out and didnt have much luck with a rubber mallet. I didnt want to hit it TOO hard, but maybe it just needed that extra muscle I was holding back.

You should be able to put the hangers on and then put the pivot in I think. Im pretty sure thats how my buddy does it since he top mounts his zealous with the kingpin flipped, and I know he doesnt remove his trucks everytime he changes bushings.

**boarderaholic** · 11-16-2009 08:54 PM

Tap it out with a hammer.

**JamieReis** · 11-16-2009 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by Bomb303

I have heard that you can remove the kingpin the new bear baseplates, but I tried getting my brothers out and didnt have much luck with a rubber mallet. I didnt want to hit it TOO hard, but maybe it just needed that extra muscle I was holding back.

You should be able to put the hangers on and then put the pivot in I think. Im pretty sure thats how my buddy does it since he top mounts his zealous with the kingpin flipped, and I know he doesnt remove his trucks everytime he changes bushings.

Tried it. Not enough room.

Originally Posted by boarderaholic

Tap it out with a hammer.

Tried it. And I'm pretty much Hulk Hogan ripped.

No luck..

**Kevin in Edmonton** · 11-16-2009 09:08 PM

Funny, mine came out easy.

Spray some WD-40 where the kp is and then try? (Dry it off afer so your bushings don't get destroyed)

**Ogre** · 11-16-2009 09:11 PM

Never had a problem.. put the nut on it to protect the threads ..put plate on hard surface (preferably not that new kitchen tile) smack that bitch.

**crables** · 11-16-2009 09:16 PM

i hit the kingpins out with a rock i just hit it really hard.

**Marleyfan1101** · 11-16-2009 09:19 PM

zealous's have an adustable pivot, right? Could you put the truck on the axle, position it, and then screw in the pivot? It's a stretch but the only idea I have.

**Ogre** · 11-16-2009 09:24 PM

Zealous are adjustable pivot , but on the Bear plates they are adjusted ALL the way in, so you aren't gaining any room.. (if that makes sense) abd also, being a cnc'd truck, really require a longer (preferably grade 8) to accomodate the thickness and to ensure strength.

**DHBM** · 11-16-2009 09:36 PM

time to smack a bitch? don't use WD40. motor oil works better, and a framing hammer. put a nut on the kink pin to protect it. then smack that bitch back where she belongs

**JamieReis** · 11-16-2009 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by Ogre

Zealous are adjustable pivot , but on the Bear plates they are adjusted ALL the way in, so you aren't gaining any room.. (if that makes sense) abd also, being a cnc'd truck, really require a longer (preferably grade 8) to accomodate the thickness and to ensure strength.

Yah I have a bunch of longer KPs. Just can't get that one out.

Originally Posted by DHBM

time to smack a bitch? don't use WD40. motor oil works better, and a framing hammer. put a nut on the kink pin to protect it. then smack that bitch back where she belongs

I have been smashing the #### out of them. Not even a budge.

**DHBM** · 11-16-2009 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by jar5173

Yah I have a bunch of longer KPs. Just can't get that one out.

I have been smashing the #### out of them. Not even a budge.

tap lightly on the baseplate... (don't want to crack it)... where the kingpin is. then use your beefy muscles to beat that bitch like the old days when it was legal

**gabriel[abc]** · 11-16-2009 10:19 PM

put some bearing lube and hammer it. thats what i did.

or stick it in the oven and let it heat up and sit for a while and hammer it out while its hot.

**Bookworm** · 11-17-2009 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by gabriel[abc]

or stick it in the oven and let it heat up and sit for a while and hammer it out while its hot.

winner.

everything else is just lube and smack, and just like anal sex, it's better done baked.

**snozzboarder55** · 11-17-2009 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by Bookworm

winner.

everything else is just lube and smack, and just like anal sex, it's better done baked.

sounds like some ones a catcher when they are high...haha jk

**BoardDuDE630** · 11-17-2009 01:09 AM

Originally Posted by snozzboarder55

sounds like some ones a catcher when they are high

hahaha sigged

jar all you gotta do is smash the **** out of it
i know thats what i had to do for my friends bears, we smashed the hell out of it with a wrench and a parking block, took about 20 minutes but it came out. we were out doin a pre-sesh equipment check. You're also gonna have to gind/sand down the inside of the baseplate if you're gonna put a different kp in, cause the stock bear kp and bp have (i guess) teeth that lock em in place with eachother.

**DHBM** · 11-17-2009 07:15 AM

Wear a wife beater, get super drunk and beat some sense into that bitch

**loug** · 11-17-2009 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by gabriel[abc]

put some bearing lube and hammer it. thats what i did.

or stick it in the oven and let it heat up and sit for a while and hammer it out while its hot.

heat the aluminium with a hair dryer for a minute. don't want to heat the kingpin, just the aluminum part. if the kingpin/hole has a spline its in there really tight. don't think i'll be getting any more bear trucks because of this. have them on my evo and hope not to have this problem