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Thanks Steve and mofoco. Greatly appreciated. Can't wait to start putting it together. I got a contact for having the KP's done from one of the guys from the Ct. Chapter.
I have Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings on the '77 F100 disc brake I-beams and radius arms on my truck. The bushings will come with some silicone grease to coat the bushings with. The bushings need to be coated anywhere that they will come in contact with metal, to keep them from squeaking.
If the small packet of grease that comes with the bushings isn't enough to coat them or, you need to reapply grease to them in the future, don't put petroleum based grease on the bushings.
You can use silicone caliper slide grease to coat the bushings. This is what I use. (Versa - Chem Synthetic Caliper Grease p/n 26080.) You can get it at O'Reilly's.
Hey Steve. I just looked at the ES Axle pivot bushings for my 72 F250. They appear to be round diameter. My bushings are oval/oblong shaped? Should I just call ES to confirm correct item?
They need to be oblong the outside ring that goes on after you press it into the shell is round though. I bought the Prothane brand, here's the # cost $27 shipped 6-604-BL / Polyurethane Bushings Inserts Black Kit
Hope this helps. Just a note to all doing this. Mine was a nightmare. one KP came out relatively easy even though the shop did it. the second was so difficult that a 3 foot cheater bars barely moved the spindle. Took the shop a friend days of heating and oiling to get it out with a 60Ton press. CRAZY!!! a vise would not have done it or my 20 ton FH press. They swing freely now whoo Hoo!!! The king Pins I mean
Anyone know where the thin stainless steel shims (or washers) included with the kingpin kit go? They are not shown in the illustration in my 1966 Ford Truck factory service manual. I think I left them out last time I did kingpins.
They need to be oblong the outside ring that goes on after you press it into the shell is round though. I bought the Prothane brand, here's the # cost $27 shipped 6-604-BL / Polyurethane Bushings Inserts Black Kit
Hope this helps. Just a note to all doing this. Mine was a nightmare. one KP came out relatively easy even though the shop did it. the second was so difficult that a 3 foot cheater bars barely moved the spindle. Took the shop a friend days of heating and oiling to get it out with a 60Ton press. CRAZY!!! a vise would not have done it or my 20 ton FH press. They swing freely now whoo Hoo!!! The king Pins I mean
So kids, the moral of that kingpin story is grease them every oil change! Some anti-seize in the I beam end upon installation surely wouldn't hurt either. I encountered the misery of stuck kingpins after I purchased my truck years ago- the first time was a bitch! Just removed them recently for replacement- easily knocked them out with a brass drift.
66 the shims need to be installed then reamed to the size of your spindle, unless you have that reamer, a shop is the way to go. Omitting them supposed to cause possible wobble down the road.
66 the shims need to be installed then reamed to the size of your spindle, unless you have that reamer, a shop is the way to go. Omitting them supposed to cause possible wobble down the road.
I had a shop install mine as well, but the shims go between the spindle and I-beam, correct?
I had a shop install mine as well, but the shims go between the spindle and I-beam, correct?
That's correct, although, when I installed the bronze bushings on my truck and on my buddy's '72 F100, reamed them and installed the spindles onto the I-beams, I didn't have to do any reaming of the shims themselves. I just had to slide the shims between the spindle and the I-beam. --I would also warn to be cautious when inserting the shims (if you're doing this yourself).
When I was installing the shims on my truck, the shim had some resistance sliding into place. I started putting some pressure on it with my thumb when my thumb slipped across the edge of the shim and it sliced my thumb open like a razor blade.
My faux Pas, as UR stated its the bushings not the shims that get reamed. Yes you want the shims in there as well. As to the poly bushing lubing. I contacted Energy Suspension directly and they said to use Marine lube( I was trying to buy their lube in a larger container at the time).
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