King pin question
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King pin question
Tore the front axle down this week and have never messed with king pins before. The bushing on the drivers side came out in two pieces the other side was solid. Found the kits to rebuild with and was wondering what to look for to see if the pin itself needs replacement. Any suggestions? While we're in it how bout the bottom ones? Been reading alot of king pin info on here but none showing a good one and a worn out one. Any advice would be appreciated. Also any pics would be great too.
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Are you sure you really searched ?????
Mark did a great writeup on them...
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...light=king+pin
Mark did a great writeup on them...
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...light=king+pin
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Yep read that one and many others also read one on pirate that was good. The best I have come up with is whether or not its pitted. Mine is not pitted so does that mean its good to go?
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In my opinion, if you are already in there, the truck has a bunch of miles, you are at all worried about them, go ahead and replace them. The peace of mind is worth the cost and effort. Did you measure the springs? Mine were considerably compressed, but I could not tell until I measured them. Also, the lowers were bad and one was cracked and possibly near failure...Mark
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In my opinion, if you are already in there, the truck has a bunch of miles, you are at all worried about them, go ahead and replace them. The peace of mind is worth the cost and effort. Did you measure the springs? Mine were considerably compressed, but I could not tell until I measured them...Mark
I haven't measured yet was planning on at least changing the bushing,gasket,and the spring just to be safe. I will post some pics tonight of the pins themselves and see what you think about them. Some people say ir they are not worn out to leave them because they are so hard to change.
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I haven't measured yet was planning on at least changing the bushing,gasket,and the spring just to be safe. I will post some pics tonight of the pins themselves and see what you think about them. Some people say ir they are not worn out to leave them because they are so hard to change.
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If you've got a cheater bar that's strong enough and long enough to wrench on the pins, go for it. However, I just did mine and my pins looked fine with no real visible wear marks, so I decided not to replace them. Both of my nylon bushing were distorted enough though that they would rock side-to-side on the pin, so they definitely needed to be replaced. The bearing at the bottom was also fine, but I'd bought the kit so I just replaced it too.
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Never mind bout whether they need changing the driver side has significant discoloration and scoring the pass side does too just not as bad. So I guess ill be trying my hand with 600 pounds of torque. Any ideas on how to do that with the axle laying in the floor ? I would put pics but kit wont let me upload them from my phone.
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Never mind bout whether they need changing the driver side has significant discoloration and scoring the pass side does too just not as bad. So I guess ill be trying my hand with 600 pounds of torque. Any ideas on how to do that with the axle laying in the floor ? I would put pics but kit wont let me upload them from my phone.
James