[Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings

[AlanB]

Hi Simon.
Do it!! It makes such a difference.
It's a simple enough job.  Put a jack under the kingpin to keep the spring
compressed. Remove the kingpin top nut and then the trunnion through bolt.
The trunnion lifts off the kingpin releasing the oilite assembly.  Replace
with the radial bearing and shim to a running clearance. Stuff grease in
there before finally re-assembling.
Get the bearing from Cape NOT AHSpares. The AHSpares one is too thick and
leaves no space for shimming the clearance correctly.  I haven't tried the
Ahead4Healeys offering as they didn't exist when I did mine, but if I did it
again I would go to AH4H first - they are the best (IMHO).

Blatant plug I know but they deserve it. %^)
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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Simon Lachlan
Sent: 12 January 2010 17:29
To: 'David Nock'
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings

I've been idly watching this thread when it occurred to me that I'm in a
good position to do some front suspension work.....the front of the car
being up, wheels off, radiator out, grille off, splash panels ditto etcetc.
How easy is it to get the oilites out and the bearings in? From the manual,
it doesn't look that hard...............
I could do with lightening up my steering.
Simon.