Hi Andrew
1.5 MM on one that just came off a car.
Larry Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Griffith <Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com>
To: Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 4:20 PM
Subject: kingpin thrustwasher dimension.
>Sorry to bomb the list but I need to communicate with someone who knows
>Spridget kingpins real well.
>
>Apparently the PO of my '62MKII replaced the kingpin thrust washers with
>ones that are way too thick and the trunnion link/cap sits way too high. So
>when the upper nut is tightened down (just enough to get the cotter pin
>through) too much pressure is being put on the lower grease seal because
the
>lip in the trunnion link/cap is not resting on the upper shoulder of the
>kingpin, where the shims are.
>
>Does anyone have any idea what the thickness of the thrust washer should
be?
>
>Cheers,
>-Andrew
>
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