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70 F250 with king pins. Are these along with the rubber bushings on the front end something that a shade tree mechanic can do or is this best left to a pro? If it's something I can tackle, any special tools needed?
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You could do it yourself and if you have the pressed in brass bushings then you can take the spindle into a machine shop and have them put in the new king pin bushing and then put the stuff back together yourself and save money. I forget what years but some point they were putting in nylon bushings which are much easier to change but were out quicker.
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If you can get the original king pins out, it's not a hard job. More than likely, you'll need a big hammer and torch OR a shop press. The rubber bushings are all fairly easy to remove and reinstall.
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There are a few posts from a few months ago about king pins. I did mine in the beginning of june. There's a post [link:www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/61_79/6398.html|"Emergency King pin question"]. There's some helpful information and some mis-information too. If your truck's spindles are like those on my '79 2WD, expect to spend some time on them. Find a good shop that can press out the old spindle bushings and press/hone the new ones. Go with the metal ones, don't use the urethane ones. It can be an easy project and it can be a real PAIN. I recommend pulling the entire spindle and I-beam and having a good auto machine shop do the pins for you. If you pull the I-beam you can do the spings and pivot bushings too. But, like with all my little projects they turn out huge and take longer and as always -costs more than I expect.
There are a few posts from a few months ago about king pins. I did mine in the beginning of june. There's a post [link:www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/61_79/6398.html|"Emergency King pin question"]. There's some helpful information and some mis-information too. If your truck's spindles are like those on my '79 2WD, expect to spend some time on them. Find a good shop that can press out the old spindle bushings and press/hone the new ones. Go with the metal ones, don't use the urethane ones. It can be an easy project and it can be a real PAIN. I recommend pulling the entire spindle and I-beam and having a good auto machine shop do the pins for you. If you pull the I-beam you can do the spings and pivot bushings too. But, like with all my little projects they turn out huge and take longer and as always -costs more than I expect.
