King pins
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King pins
Ok so I had my truck up on jackstands to try out a new set of 16" rims and happend to notice some play in the king pins. I got lucky they have been replaced once before so they came out easy. The old pins were pitted real bad from rust and they chewed up the nylon bushings. The local parts house had a complete set but it also came with nylon bushings. It was a total of about 2.5 hour job both sides.
I was told that they also make a steel bushing set that I would think is a better way to go.
I was wondering first can you get just the bushings and can I re-use the new pins that I just installed?
Other than that she drives like a differant truck.Hope these last a little while.
jd
I was told that they also make a steel bushing set that I would think is a better way to go.
I was wondering first can you get just the bushings and can I re-use the new pins that I just installed?
Other than that she drives like a differant truck.Hope these last a little while.
jd
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You should be able to buy bronze bushings of the correct size from an industrial supply house, or maybe a machine shop can get them for you. The bushings run 60 to 70 cents each, and you will need 4. Any metal bushings you get will need to be fitted (even those in king pin kits). A machine shop can do this for you for $25/30.
I bought a hand reamer because I wanted to do my own, if it will work on yours you can borrow it. What is the thickness of your kingpin?
I bought a hand reamer because I wanted to do my own, if it will work on yours you can borrow it. What is the thickness of your kingpin?
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2.5 hour kingpin job
JD
You are one lucky dog. I had a heck of a time getting the kingpins out of my 65 project (and the 75 donor truck as well). They were stuck almost beyond belief. Took every bit of a 20 ton press to bust them loose. I am going back with the nylon/plastic bushings as I don't ever want to deal with that headache again, even if I have to replace the plastics bushings more frequently.
Chris
You are one lucky dog. I had a heck of a time getting the kingpins out of my 65 project (and the 75 donor truck as well). They were stuck almost beyond belief. Took every bit of a 20 ton press to bust them loose. I am going back with the nylon/plastic bushings as I don't ever want to deal with that headache again, even if I have to replace the plastics bushings more frequently.
Chris
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It took an act of god to get the ones out of my brothers old 61 he had. We had to press and pound them out. Putting them back in was easy.
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Does anyone know what king pin a 1946 2.5 ton would need? I noticed some play in mine as well but dont want to pull it apart till i can find the parts to fix it.
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In this section we talk about 1961-1966 trucks. There is another area on here where they talk about the trucks in your year range. 1947 and older trucks. Try this link.
1947 and Older Ford Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
You also replied to a thread that is 11 years old - no reason to do that since it isn't relevant to your question. Just start a new thread. That way we don't have to read a bunch of old dated info that may be incorrect anyway.
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1947 and Older Ford Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
You also replied to a thread that is 11 years old - no reason to do that since it isn't relevant to your question. Just start a new thread. That way we don't have to read a bunch of old dated info that may be incorrect anyway.
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