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 tdegens
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 posted on October 14th, 2006 at 04:41 PM |
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king pins worn on the splitty
the kings pins on the 67 splitty have too much play. Bird the blue slip mechanic says to use some type of nylon instead of grease. He reckons they
push all the grease out and fill it up with hot nylon product and when it cools there is registerable movement.
How hard is it to redo the king pins any suggestions. I want it to last until mid next year when I will replace with ball joints and put on discs.
Any Suggestions
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| posted on October 14th, 2006 at 05:00 PM |
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Thats would only be a band aid fix
better off getting the new bearings and having them fitted
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tdegens
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| posted on October 15th, 2006 at 12:22 PM |
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Is the king pin material surface hardened. As in can I turn the pins down to the required size and fit to oversize bushes? Do I need to by special
bushes or can I buy correct material and turn them myself? What type of jig do I use to ream the bushes?
Cheers Tom
So close to rego. Just need king pins solved.
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| posted on October 15th, 2006 at 08:26 PM |
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Pumping body filler into balljoints is an old dodgy car-yard fix. I recall reading that someone was doing similar with polyurethane (material used in
poly suspension bushes) for a slightly more substantial 'dodgy fix' but you are much better off doing it properly. I had my Country Buggy ones doen
a few years ago for about $500
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| posted on October 17th, 2006 at 10:31 PM |
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Yep you can machine the king pins in a lathe.
They are case hardened but it can be done.
You can buy the bushes from Wolfsburg west (they look like brass). But mine are made from Phosphore bronze I think , standard I think the top bush is
just plain bronze and the lower one looks like sintered metal of some type.
As for reaming them out. They should be done with a pilot like in the Bentley manual.
So they are aligned. I imagine they could also be machined on a mill, with a long boring bar.
Mark
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| posted on October 19th, 2006 at 07:25 PM |
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I have taken the front axle assemblys out and the upper and lower king pins need to be pressed apart. Has any one out there done this as in what
type of press is needed.
cheers tom
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| posted on October 19th, 2006 at 09:14 PM |
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got ball joint, add a brake booster and Caravelle brakes ... evolution is calling.
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