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What's the big deal about kingpins?

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Subject: What's the big deal about kingpins?
From: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:01:33 -0500
What is it about the kingpins that make them so dificult to rebuild?  And
thus so expensive?  Isn't the challenge simply the reaming of the bushings,
something that a machinist could do in about five minutes?

And on that subject, why is the reaming bit offered in the Moss catalog so
expensive?  I may need to do some maintenance on my steering gear in the
next year or so, and I was wondering if there is a way to use a combination
of other drill bits or router bits to accomplish the same result.

Or is the kingpin concept so complex and daunting that I am deluding myself?
I know that the shop manual recommends having my approved BMC mechanic do
such work, but haven't they all fossilized by now?

Regards,


Charles
'74 Midget
'68 Sprite
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
Bloomfield, NJ


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