More steering issues
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More steering issues
I pulled the spindles today to fix the turning radius issue with my dream beams on my 66 F100. Decided to change the shocks and springs also. I found the driver side kingpin is extremely tight. The only way to turn the spindle is with a breaker bar. Lower kingpin cap was tack welded on!?!? I got it off with a pipe wrench.
Passenger side spindle is nice and smooth.
Drum brakes are shot. Drum, hardware, wheel cylinder, all done in.
Now I'm asking myself what do I do about this frozen kingpin and should I just go ahead and upgrade to disc brakes since everything is torn apart?
What's the best kit to do disc with?
Passenger side spindle is nice and smooth.
Drum brakes are shot. Drum, hardware, wheel cylinder, all done in.
Now I'm asking myself what do I do about this frozen kingpin and should I just go ahead and upgrade to disc brakes since everything is torn apart?
What's the best kit to do disc with?
Cargo Master
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It's common for ford kingpins to seeze, Replace the grease fitting , heat the spindle ends with a torch and pump some grease into it. You may have to heat it a few times, once it's free make sure it's tight, which it usually is, them just make sure you grease them from time to time.
I've done a boatload of them over the years, and never had one beat me.
Eric
I've done a boatload of them over the years, and never had one beat me.
Eric
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What's the best kit to do disc with?
Depends on you bank roll. link below.
https://www.google.com/search?q=66+f100+disc+brakes+kit&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk03J5N7JZl
yHhvoOGnzyNPEF9t3A:1587314 914258&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyovHs-PToAhVRQ80KHWPFDawQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1366&bih=671
Depends on you bank roll. link below.
https://www.google.com/search?q=66+f100+disc+brakes+kit&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk03J5N7JZl
yHhvoOGnzyNPEF9t3A:1587314 914258&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyovHs-PToAhVRQ80KHWPFDawQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1366&bih=671
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