On Nov 16, 2004, at 4:33 PM, Charles Christ wrote:
> lester the king pin and bushing kits come with all 4 bushings and the 2
> king pins to replace that stuff. but! in order to get the bushings
> "right" after they have been driven into the spindle they need to be
> reamed
> and there is a special 2 step reamer wich align reams the two bushings
> together.
so I have to purchase the "kit" and the reamer ehh? Is there someone
on list who does this sort of thing??
> a machine shop can hone the bushings and hand fit them but it
> does not properly align hone the two bushings. as for the lower
> fulcrum,
> if it rattles when cleaned out, it's usually already worn to the point
> of
> needing replacement. what i have found over time is the pin wears
> into
> and in extreme cases through the two end bushings silver soldered into
> the
> controll arm's outer end.
hmm.. is there anyone on list who does *THIS* sort of thing?
>
> any time you rebuild a front suspension that you do not know any prior
> service history you automatically asume the king pins, bushings and
> fulcrum
> pieces are junk. if upon disassembly you find anything that is within
> proper tolerances it is usually some kind of miracle! same goes for
> all
> the metallastic rubber bushings. if they are good that usually means
> someone recently replaced them before you got the pleasure of
> recieving the
> job. evry so often you luck out.
>
> chuck.
>
Sop i see that this will be *LOTS* of fun! ;-)
Lester
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Lester Ewing <lewing@sport.rr.com>
>> To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>
>> Cc: Robert E. Shlafer <PilotRob@webtv.net>; Spridgets (E-mail)
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Date: 11/16/2004 3:10:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion for BE?
>>
>> Ok, so the bits are here.
>
>>
>
>> Now, what criteria do i use to determine if:
>
>>
>
>> the fulcrum pin (the part that holds the Kingpin to the A arm right?)
>
>> is bad, or
>
>> the bushing that it rides in in the Kingpin is bad or
>
>> the bushings that it rides in in the A arms are bad?
>
>>
>
>> Currently there is a LOT of slop at that joint.
>
>>
>
>> Also, what criteria do i use to determine if:
>
>>
>
>> The Kingpin is bad
>
>> Or the upper and lower bushings that the Kingpin rides in are bad?
>
>>
>
>> Overall, everything looks pretty good, rotors, backing plates, A arms,
>
>> calipers. Gotta spend a coupla hours in the blast cabinet to see
>
>> what's really there then I'l
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