.86 King Pin . . . Reamer?
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Where to buy a King Pin Reamer?
I have my king pins for my 58 F100 and just measured the pin. It measures
.86. Where do I find a king pin reamer? Do I look for a .86 reamer. The bushings measure about .845.
I found this info through a search on a 56.
According to the 56 ford truck shop manual the bushing is 0.861 ID and the spindle is 0.859 OD
The FOMOCO part# for the reamer is: T53T-3110-A
.86. Where do I find a king pin reamer? Do I look for a .86 reamer. The bushings measure about .845.
I found this info through a search on a 56.
According to the 56 ford truck shop manual the bushing is 0.861 ID and the spindle is 0.859 OD
The FOMOCO part# for the reamer is: T53T-3110-A
Last edited by Ira Brown; Oct 10, 2007 at 12:50 AM. Reason: Found more info?
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I removed the front axle from my F-600 and took it to a big truck front end shop in Kent, Wa.
They used a Sunnen hone to hone the holes oversize for the new king pin kit. When I got it back I put it together and the front king pins not only fit perfectly buy they moved like ball bearings.
I don't think the whole deal was more than about $175 including the king pin kit.
Cheers,
Rick
They used a Sunnen hone to hone the holes oversize for the new king pin kit. When I got it back I put it together and the front king pins not only fit perfectly buy they moved like ball bearings.
I don't think the whole deal was more than about $175 including the king pin kit.
Cheers,
Rick
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I called my local Napa store yesterday and they quoted me $93.00 to ream the King Pin bushings. Looks like I need to call around somemore, or look for a Reamer myself.
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at $93 that's about $360 an hour
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Perhaps try to find a machine shop that has been around a long time, even a shop that works on trucks (tractor/trailers) ??
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Whatever you do, where ever you go, make sure they ream BOTH the top and bottom bushing at the same time, with one long tool. If you ream them separately, they won't necessarily align with each other. Each may have the correct diameter but pointing off in a different direction than the other. This may seem obvious but "common sense is anything but..."
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Local machine shops should have some line reamers on hand. Maybe even adustable line reamers. If you can call around you might get lucky. It shouldn't take but a few minutes to line ream the holes and hone them in. I need to do the same on my truck so please keep us posted.
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i just had the old bushings removed, new ones pressed in, align reamed for my '49 f-1. , fit nice . at local machine shop/attached to a napa. it was $46 +tax. i know others have had it done cheaper, but i was ok with it. dick r.
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I sent my spindles out to be "professionally" fitted with new bushings.
They honed the bushings separately, fit felt good in both bushings but sloppy in each bushing
The bushing only had point contact with pin and would wear out quickly
I tried to explain to machine shop and played dumb
They honed the bushings separately, fit felt good in both bushings but sloppy in each bushing
The bushing only had point contact with pin and would wear out quickly
I tried to explain to machine shop and played dumb
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