66 F100 King Pins Replacement
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66 F100 King Pins Replacement
I have some play in my king pins when moving the tire in and out while holding the tire at 12 and 6. I Can see and feel it move pretty good. It is a 2WD truck and I am wondering how big of a pain in the A@# these are to replace. Some shops want over $500 in labor to do this. Does this sound correct or can I do it myself with the help of a machine shop? Suggestions are definitely welcomed on the best way to do this.
Tuned
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From: Salinas
its really not that hard in theory but takes some specialized tools, 500 is a crazy number.
i couldnt get mine with a hammer and torch, so i pulled the beams oiut and tried with a press, no go. i took it to a machine shop and they charged me 50 to press the old ones out. i pressed in the new ones and reamed them to fit the king pins, but a machine shop could do that as well for you.
please dont have them hone them, reaming them is the only way to get a good fit that will last for another 100,000.
any questions while your doing it please feel free to ask and ill try to answer!
matt
i couldnt get mine with a hammer and torch, so i pulled the beams oiut and tried with a press, no go. i took it to a machine shop and they charged me 50 to press the old ones out. i pressed in the new ones and reamed them to fit the king pins, but a machine shop could do that as well for you.
please dont have them hone them, reaming them is the only way to get a good fit that will last for another 100,000.
any questions while your doing it please feel free to ask and ill try to answer!
matt
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Parts not included 500.00 works out to about 200 bucks an hour,some ones trying to get you to finance their kids Harvard education. Took beams in to Machine shop,pressed in an reamed to fit new king pins charged 61.00. Suspect if king pins are actually shot you should consider replacing front Coils,New set
of progressive coil springs from summit about 80 or 90 bucks. Trust me it will
make a big difference. The originals may still look good but at 50 years old
they don,t work as designed. New brake hoses,wheel cylinders, turn drums,
new linings,pack or replace wheel bearings,replace wore out drag link and tie rod end, new shocks then have an alignment done now your talking 400 to 475.I actually spent 388.00 doing everything mentioned except the alignment
a friend with alignment shop did alignment for taking him fishing.
So IMO 500 for king pin replacement BIG RIP OFF.
of progressive coil springs from summit about 80 or 90 bucks. Trust me it will
make a big difference. The originals may still look good but at 50 years old
they don,t work as designed. New brake hoses,wheel cylinders, turn drums,
new linings,pack or replace wheel bearings,replace wore out drag link and tie rod end, new shocks then have an alignment done now your talking 400 to 475.I actually spent 388.00 doing everything mentioned except the alignment
a friend with alignment shop did alignment for taking him fishing.
So IMO 500 for king pin replacement BIG RIP OFF.
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