question concerning installation of new king pins. Following Ford's repair manual. After installing bushings, drive the new king pin in. A real tight fit. Problem is, as I drive the kingpin in to the lower bushing, the bushing is driven out. I will try using a large c-clamp to press it in tonight. Is this right or am I screwing up somewhere? Thanks for any help
It sounds like there is a inner diameter/slight misalignment issue to deal with. Some places that install king pin bushings also use a ream .0005 smaller than the king pin to make the holes perfectly round and align. If the bushing deformed a tad while being installed this may explain what you are experiencing.
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OK we can close this, Got it figured out. buy new king pin bushings, take the spindles off the axle. take them to a machine shop and let the ream the bushings. A little extra money is worth the learning experience? I doubt that this is the last one. Thanks for your help
Not having a press nor a reamer (nor the skill set), that was my solution too! However, wasn't easy to find a machine shop locally that would/could do it. Bought the king pins and bushings from NAPA, dropped it off one day, picked it up the next. Think it was $60 for the parts and $100 for the install.
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When needing king-pin bushings, you need to get the new bushing installed and honed at a machine shop. My understanding is that the nylon bushings don't need the reaming, but I always went w/ the brass, which do. Nothing new.
You must REAM them not HONE them. Honing does not work on brass like it does on a steel brake cylinder or engine bore. Reaming actually cuts the material away. I bought a used reamer off Ebay for $40 and no doubt I will sell it someday since it is unlikely I will ever use it again since the brass busings last so long.
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