Hi.
I had a similar problem with my car, it was missing a thrust washer. I
bought several thrust washers from Mcmaster Carr and found one that
was about the same size as the original. I made some shims of various
thickness from stainless steel shim stock. Just punch them out with one of
those gasket punches and trim with sissors.
Good as new.
J
----- Original Message -----
From "Dan Gillitzer" <dang at ticon.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 8:27 PM
Subject: Reviewing Kingpin clearance issue
> OK, I've thought about this problem a bit.
> The trunnion piece (cast iron part on top, just under the castle nut) is
> secured to the very top of the kingpin. It's position is "fixed" but can
be
> modified with the shims to increase or reduce the vertical play in the
kingpin
> relative to the steering knuckle. It would seem that the ONLY other factor
in
> a completed assembly would be the thickness to the bronze/Oilite thrust
> washer. The thicker the thrust washer, the less clearance there is, so if
I am
> loose, with no thrust washers, the only option would be a thicker thrust
> washer (or hope the swivel axle grows in a vertical direction or the
kingpin
> shrinks). If they were extremely rare, I suppose the area of the kingpin
shaft
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